By Daniel Itai.
Johannesburg, South Africa. (News of The South) -Two key undersea cables that connect South Africa to the global internet have both been hit by separate failures.
South Atlantic 3/West Africa (SAT-3/Wasc submarine cable, which links Portugal and Spain to South Africa, with connections to several West African countries along the way, has been hit by a breakdown near Libreville, Gabon.
“The unusual and simultaneous dual cable breakdown has resulted in customers, that are connected to Openserve’s global capacity clients, to experience reduced speeds on international browsing, international voice calling and mobile roaming.
“Openserve appreciates the patience of all affected clients and their customers as undersea cable infrastructure repairs are complex and can be time consuming,” said South Africa’s internet provider Openserve.
Meanwhile, the West Africa Cable System (Wacs), which links South Africa with the United Kingdom, saw an outage off the coast of Congo.
Due to these daunting circumstances internet has been very slow for some in some parts of South Africa.
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