{"id":367594,"date":"2020-01-21T15:29:47","date_gmt":"2020-01-21T13:29:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=367594"},"modified":"2020-01-21T15:29:47","modified_gmt":"2020-01-21T13:29:47","slug":"good-news-for-south-africas-slow-internet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/internet\/367594\/good-news-for-south-africas-slow-internet\/","title":{"rendered":"Good news for South Africa’s slow Internet"},"content":{"rendered":"

Openserve has published a statement<\/a> stating that the process of repairing the broken SAT3\/WASC and WACS cables has begun.<\/p>\n

\u201cOpenserve has been advised that both cable consortia have tasked their respective restoration processes to a single Chief of Mission aboard the Leon Thevinin,\u201d said Openserve.<\/p>\n

The Leon Thevinin is the ship which is tasked with repairing the breaks, but it has been unable to leave Cape Town harbour due to heavy winds.<\/p>\n

\u201cStrong and gale force winds in the City of Cape Town last week and over the weekend have delayed the operations of the cable ship,\u201d said Openserve.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Harbour Master has however granted the requisite authority yesterday for the cable ship to mobilise once the weather became stable enough.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cable repair timeline<\/h3>\n

Openserve said that the ship was moved to the docking area, and the loading of the necessary tools and supplies for the repairs began at about 17:45 yesterday.<\/p>\n

Confirmation was then provided to Openserve this morning that the preparation processes are running optimally.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Chief of Mission anticipates that all loading will be complete by the evening of Wednesday, 22 January, should all go according to plan,\u201d said Openserve.<\/p>\n

Once this process is complete, the ship will travel to the location of the broken cables and will begin the necessary repairs.<\/p>\n

Minimising the impact<\/h3>\n

Openserve said it has been exploring options available from other undersea cable consortiums in a bid to find spare capacity that it could purchase for its customers.<\/p>\n

It said deals have been concluded with several parties, and Openserve is now busy activating additional international capacity.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese measures will minimise some of the impact on its network, and that of its clients, while repairs to the WACS and SAT3\/WASC cable systems continue,\u201d said Openserve.<\/p>\n

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