Internet users in Pakistan could face service disruptions after a fault was reported in undersea cables near Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) said on Saturday.
According to a PTCL Group spokesperson, an undersea internet cable fault has occurred near Jeddah. Due to this, Pakistani users may experience a drop in service quality during peak hours.
“The fault has partially affected bandwidth on the South Asia-Middle East-West Asia (SMW4) and IMEWE (India-Middle East-Western Europe) submarine cable systems, due to which Pakistani users may experience a slight decline in service quality during peak hours,” the spokesperson said.
PTCL Group has assured that its international partner organisations are prioritising the issue and working to resolve it. “We