Businesses not affected by EASSy downtime
A cable break between Djibouti and Port Sudan, which forms part of the EASSy cable system, hasn’t impacted local businesses significantly
The impact of a cable break between Djibouti and Port Sudan on the EASSy/SMW3 submarine fibre systems is limited. The cable break occurred on Friday 17 February.
Chris Wood, chairman of the EASSy management committee, confirmed that EASSy has experienced a fibre cut between Djibouti and Port Sudan.
Industry speculation suggests that there are actually multiple cable breaks (instead of a single cable break on EASSy) which are affecting services. Whilst the exact extent of the damage is unknown the fibre cuts may be on EASSy, SMW3 and the Europe India Gateway (EIG).
Wood however highlighted that the impact on EASSy customers is very minimal due to the system’s collapsed loop ring protection.
“The only customers affected by the EASSy cut are those either originating or terminating traffic in Sudan or connecting to other systems in Port Sudan. The vast majority of EASSy traffic exits via Djibouti and is therefore not affected by the EASSy cut,” said Wood.
Neotel’s Angus Hay previously explained that Neotel’s own services are not influenced by the break because they carry traffic from Djibouti to international destinations (instead of from Port Sudan) which leaves their services unaffected.
EASSy did not provide details as to when they expect the problem to be resolved.
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