PTCL shares updates on submarine cable repair
- 15-Oct-2025
KARACHI: The Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has announced that the repair work on the repeater installed in the submarine cable has been completed. Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) on Tuesday warned internet users that connectivity may slow down or face temporary disruption for up to 18 hours due to maintenance work on the country’s […]
Submarine cable cuts disrupt internet services in Pakistan
- 06-Sep-2025
ISLAMABAD: Internet users in Pakistan faced disruptions on Saturday due to submarine cable cuts in Saudi waters near Jeddah, according to the Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL). In an official statement on social media, PTCL said the issue has partially impacted bandwidth capacity on two major undersea cable systems — SMW4 and IMEWE. “We would […]
Submarine cable cut affects Internet speed in Pakistan
- 22-Feb-2022
ISLAMABAD: A cable cut in the TransWorld 1 (TW1) submarine cable system has affected the internet speed across Pakistan. The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has stated that the fault occurred in the TransWorld 1 (TW1) cable at a distance of almost 400 km off the coast of Pakistan. “The consortium is arranging adhoc bandwidth to […]
Slow internet?: Fault reported in int’l submarine cable in Indian ocean
- 13-Jan-2022
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has said that some internet users may experience downgraded speeds during peak hours as a fault was reported in the international submarine cable in the Indian ocean. The PTA said in a media statement that a fault has been reported in the international submarine cable, SMW4, operated by PTCL, […]
Submarine cable fault affects internet speed across Pakistan
- 21-Dec-2021
KARACHI: A submarine cable fault on Tuesday has affected the internet speed in Pakistan. The fault has affected the internet speed by 1 terabyte in the country after which the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has started to shift internet traffic to other cables. Southeast Asia–Middle East–Western Europe 4 (SEA-ME-WE 4) is an optical fibre submarine […]
Faulty cable that caused internet disruption now repaired, PTA says
- 12-Oct-2021
ISLAMABAD: After a blow to The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has stated Tuesday that the fault in submarine cable near Fujairah, UAE, which had caused the internet speed in Pakistan to slow down, has been repaired. The PTA said in a tweet earlier today that the cable is repaired and soon the services will be […]
Alternatives in place to provide internet after fault in submarine cable, PTA says
- 20-Feb-2021
Service providers to ensure uninterrupted internet service following fault in an international submarine cable that dented internet surfing
PIA check-in system down after submarine cable fault
- 29-Oct-2019
'We’re moving to backup systems and manual processes'
Internet goes down in Pakistan after fault in submarine cable
- 25-Jun-2015
KARACHI: Due to a fault in one of the major submarine cables connecting Pakistan to rest of the internet, users all over the country are facing slow speeds - including 3G users, ARY News reported.