{"id":52138,"date":"2013-03-22T14:20:06","date_gmt":"2013-03-22T12:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=52138"},"modified":"2013-03-22T14:21:12","modified_gmt":"2013-03-22T12:21:12","slug":"adsl-speeds-slowed-by-seacom-downtime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/broadband\/52138-adsl-speeds-slowed-by-seacom-downtime","title":{"rendered":"ADSL speeds slowed by SEACOM downtime"},"content":{"rendered":"

MWEB<\/a> has alerted its subscribers that a Seacom<\/a> link failure is resulting in slow international browsing, email and other Internet services.<\/p>\n

MWEB made the announcement shortly after 08:00 on Friday morning (22 March 2013), and said that it is investigating the problem with the help of Seacom.<\/p>\n

ADSL traffic on MWEB\u2019s network is being rerouted, but some services are affected by the Seacom outage.<\/p>\n

MWEB said that it is currently running on their backup WACS capacity which is just over a third of their international requirements.<\/p>\n

Seacom confirmed that it is currently experiencing an outage on its east coast network to Europe.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe cause at this time in suspected to be a cable cut in the Mediterranean Sea,” said Seacom.<\/p>\n

Update at 10:00:<\/strong> Seacom has said that there have been multiple cable cuts impacting a number of cable systems. The full statement follows below:<\/p>\n

Multiple subsea cable cuts have been confirmed off the northern coast of Egypt in the Mediterranean Sea, which are impacting a number of cable systems in Africa, Middle East and Asia connecting to Europe.<\/p>\n

Seacom is currently working to establish restoration options on alternative capacity across the Mediterranean Sea and also by adding further IP capacity in Asia.<\/p>\n

It is expected that it will take some hours to confirm options and arrange network re-routing. Seacom will contact customers directly to discuss restoration options.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Update at 11h35:<\/strong><\/p>\n

SEACOM has identified restoration solutions and providers and is in the process of re-configuring the network and services to restore circuits.<\/p>\n

Definitive timing is not yet available, however we are targeting restoration within 12 hours or less.\u00a0 Communications to customers on their specific requirements are underway.<\/p>\n

We will update further within the hour.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Update at 13:50:<\/strong><\/p>\n

SEACOM has procured restoration on SMW4 and provisioning of this capacity is currently underway. Communication has gone out to all customers.<\/p>\n

Further updates to follow.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Source: MyBroadband<\/a><\/h6>\n

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