Undersea cable operator Seacom has once again experienced multiple outages.
Just last week, the company experienced some outages which it blamed on construction activity in Egypt. This left millions without Internet connectivity, especially in Africa.
In what has become a weekly routine, this morning the submarine cable operator said: "Seacom is experiencing multiple outages on the terrestrial network across Egypt. All our international connectivity through Egypt has been affected since 06:00GMT on the 28th January 2016.
"Repair teams are on site. Seacom continues to monitor the situation closely and will provide necessary updates."
The company adds Seacom Internet protocol and multiprotocol label switching customers may experience increased latency as that traffic is re-routed to alternative network paths.
Both cuts have been located and the teams are on site repairing the cable. Estimated time of repair is two to three hours, it notes.
Last week, the company successfully fixed its terrestrial network which experienced the glitches in the North African country. The Northern Trans-Egypt route had been damaged between Cairo and Alexandria, while the Southern Trans-Egypt route was damaged on the outskirts of Cairo.
Seacom is still to disclose the cause of the latest outage.
The Seacom network uses bundled backhaul, open access points of presence and global partnerships to provide end-to-end wholesale connectivity around the world for African network operators.
Seacom's submarine and terrestrial networks stretch across 17 000km, connecting Africa to Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
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