Slow Internet to Continue Disrupting Pakistan for Weeks
Pakistan’s internet users will keep facing slow speeds and service interruptions, despite the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority's (PTA) deadline for fixing the issue. The country is nearing its 21st day of slow internet, and officials now say full restoration will take longer than expected.
The PTA has identified faulty submarine cables as the main cause of the problem. Out of the seven submarine cables serving Pakistan, two are currently malfunctioning. These are the AAE-1 and SMW4 cables.
The PTA is working to fix these issues. They expect the re-routing of the AAE-1 cable will complete in the next day or two. This should lead to some improvement in internet speeds. However, repairing the SMW4 cable will take a few more weeks. This means that while there may be some progress so...