Damaged Internet Subsea Cables Repaired in Red Sea Amid Militant Attacks on Ships
- Vessel owned by UAE-based telco making repairs amid conflict
- Fixes to internet cables delayed by geopolitical friction
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Repairs have finally commenced on three subsea telecommunications cables that were damaged in the Red Sea in February, even as Houthi militants escalate their attacks on ships in the area.
The AAE-1 cable, a 25,000-kilometer (15,500 miles) fiber optic link between Asia and Europe, was repaired by a ship owned by E-Marine, a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi-based Emirates Telecommunications Group. The cable came online this week, a Yemeni government official said. The same ship, Niwa, remains in Yemeni waters to repair the remaining two cables, Seacom and EIG.