Slow internet in due to break in Submarine Cables
The West African Cable System (WACS) and the South Atlantic 3 (SAT–3) submarine cables were damaged between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Cameroon, resulting in slow internet speeds in Southern Africa; affecting countries like Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Angola, Namibia and South Africa. It is speculated that rock falls in the undersea Congo Canyon may have caused damages to the two cables, but the cause and extend of damages will only be determined when cable-laying ship Léon Thévenin, registered in Mauritius and owned by France Telecom, arrives in the area to repair the cables. The Léon Thévenin has been mobilised for deep-water repairs of the two cables. The LéonContinue Reading
