The company has restored all of its international bandwidth.
The end of the Soccer World Cup frees up demand for undersea cable capacity and lessens demand for Seacom's services, says an analyst.
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A week is a long time in telecommunications, and Seacom and other players have to formalise alliances.
Seacom is not expected to come back up this week and Internet service providers are doing what they can to get customers back online.
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Since the fault was reported on Monday, MWEB has been attempting to secure additional capacity.
The introduction of more submarine cables will reduce the effects of breaks in single cable systems like Seacom, says Africa INX.
The academic community is left without international connectivity, having no backup plan following the Seacom outage.
Seacom has issued a statement saying it has secured options for its clients through other international connectivity providers, including cable networks.
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The academic network is somehow able to offer Seacom capacity even though the undersea cable is broken.