Deep sea landslides caused by Typhoon Morakot severed at least three undersea fiber-optic telecommunications cables and disrupted three others, causing Internet service disruptions in parts of Asia. The SWM-3 (Southeast Asia – Middle East – Western Europe 3) cable that connects to Taiwan near the. Microsoft said in a status update that the Middle East "may experience increased latency due to undersea fibre cuts in the Red Sea," but gave no other details. Fibre optic cables on the ocean Floor. File pic: iStock Internet access in parts of Asia and the Middle East was disrupted after undersea. In March 2024, the global communications network faced a significant threat due to the potential severing of the Red Sea undersea fiber optic cable. Two cables were damaged during the main flood when debris-charged river waters dived to the seabed and down Gaoping Canyon. A second, more damaging sediment density flow formed three days. Typhoon Morakat damages undersea cables, disrupting Internet and telephone services in Asia Source: Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan - Seabed movements believed caused by Typhoon Morakat damaged seven undersea cables linking Asian nations, disrupting Internet and telephone services, a Taiwanese. Some undersea fiber-optic cables that carry Internet and communications traffic to parts of Southeast Asia and China have already been repaired while officials continue to assess damage to others, a spokesperson for Chunghwa Telecom said Friday.
