A fault in one of the international submarine cables, the SMW5, has beenreported, resulting in degraded internet services across the country.
Internet service providers (ISPs) across Pakistan have been notified byTransworld Associates that an outage in one of the international upstreamnetworks has occurred once again.
“Due to the SMW5 international submarine cable fault, we are currentlyexperiencing service degradation in Pakistan. Our partners are working toresolve the issue on priority and are expected to complete work soon. Wedeeply regret any inconvenience caused,” Transworld said in a message toits partners in Pakistan.
Standard arrangements to provide uninterrupted internet services to theusers have been futile so far, with eastbound traffic impacted heavily dueto pending issues.
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Users are also experiencing a degradation in PTCL’s network due to theadded load, which could worsen as the load increases. Customers acrossPakistan are expected to face degradation in internet services.
Transworld is yet to issue any updates regarding the time needed to fix theissue.
