Submarine cable fault may impact internet services in Pakistan: PTA

Islamabad: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has said that a fault has been reported in the submarine cable AAE-1 near Qatar (one of the seven international undersea cables connecting Pakistan for international internet traffic).

 

According to a news release, this may impact internet and broadband user experience across Pakistan.

In a statement issued today, the PTA said a fault was detected in the AAE-1 cable near Qatar, noting that the cable was one of the seven international undersea cables connecting Pakistan for international internet traffic.

“This may impact internet and broadband user experience across Pakistan,” the statement said about the fault. The concerned teams are working to fix the fault. PTA is monitoring the situation and will keep updating telecom users accordingly.

The Africa-Asia-Europe (AAE)-1 cable, which began operations in 2017, connects Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Pakistan, India, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Greece, Italy and France.