Malfunction in IMEWE Cable behind Internet Services Breakdown
Telecommunications Minister Nicolas Sehnaoui confirmed on Thursday that the breakdown in internet services in Lebanon is due to a malfunctioning IMEWE cable in Alexandria in Egypt.
“We’re working on transferring the services to the cable in Cyprus,” Sehnaoui told LBC TV.
IMEWE (India-Middle East-Western Europe) is an ultra-high capacity fiber optic submarine cable system which links India and Europe via Middle East.
On Wednesday, Ogero Telecommunications Company said in a statement that the repair process is underway to fix the malfunction.
Lebanon has been witnessing from the beginning of the week slow internet service, bringing it into a complete halt for several hours.
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