Tag: Subsea Cable

Global efforts intensify to address submarine cable ruptures

Global efforts intensify to address submarine cable ruptures

In 2023, approximately 200 submarine cable failures were reported worldwide, according to data from the International Telecommunication Union. Around 80% of these disruptions were attributed to natural hazards or human-related accidents, such as damage caused by boat anchors, noted ITU Deputy Secretary-General Tomas Lamanauskas. While data can often be rerouted through alternate cables, isolated regions […]

Nigerian, S'African banks forced offline over major fibre cuts

Nigerian, S’African banks forced offline over major fibre cuts

A major data provider for most Nigerian banks, MainOne on Thursday suffered a major fibre cut in Ghana that caused an outage for many major Nigerian banks offline. The incident was disclosed in an internal communication sent to bank staff, according to TechCabal. This has thrown customers of Nigerian banks into turmoil leading to lack […]

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