Repairs to the Sat-3 cable system are complete, marking the end of repair work on three broken subsea cables.
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Repairs to the cable Ace, one of three subsea systems that broke off Africa’s western coastline, are under way.
Telkom’s infrastructure subsidiary, Openserve, said repairs to two broken subsea cables are under way.
The Wacs and Sat-3 cables should be repaired next month, according to telecoms companies.
The unprecedented damage to three major undersea internet cables has thrust South Africa into a precarious position.
Promoted | There’s no excuse for the disruption users experienced from recent undersea cable breaks affecting Wacs and Sat-3, says Fixed Mobile Telecoms.
The impact of three undersea broadband cable breaks off Africa’s west coast has been largely offset.
Two subsea broadband cable breaks, one on Wacs and the other on Sat-3, have resulted in slow international connectivity.
Google will build a new subsea cable linking the US, the UK and Spain, further entrenching the technology giant’s role in global Internet infrastructure.
A cable ship has been sent to fix the break in the West African Cable System off the coast of England. Repairs are expected to be completed on Saturday, 4 April.