Microsoft Azure services disrupted by Red Sea cable cuts
The US technology giant says Microsoft’s Azure Cloud services are broken by submarine cable segments in the Red Sea.
The company said Azure users will have delays due to problems related to internet traffic moving in the Middle East. Azure is one of the world’s leading cloud computing platforms.
Microsoft did not explain what could cause interruptions in submarine cables. He added that he re -directed the traffic in other ways.
During the weekend, there were other reports showing that submarine cable segments affected countries in the United Arab Emirates and Asia.
One Update Published on Microsoft website On Saturday, the deep blue traffic passing through the Middle East, “the submarine in the Red Sea may experience increasing delay due to fiber outages,” he said.
“The traffic that does not pass through the Middle East is not affected” stressed.
The cables placed on the ocean base transmit data between the continents and are often defined as the backbone of the internet.
On Saturday, NetblocksAn organization following internet access, a series of submarine cables in the Red Sea, said that it affects internet services in many countries, including India and Pakistan.
The Pakistan telecommunication company warned that the cable cuts occur in the waters near the Saudi city of Saudi City, and that internet services may be affected at heavy hours.
On Sunday, Netblocks said that services in the United Arab Emirates were broken.
Submarine cables may be damaged by anchors reduced by ships, but can also be targeted in attacks.
In February 2024, various communication cables in the Red Sea were cut and affected data traffic between Asia and Europe.
The incident took place about a month after the warning that Yemen’s international government was warned that the Iran -backed Houthi movement could sabotage submarine cables as well as attacking ships. Houthis rejected the targeting cables.
In the Baltic Sea, a number of sea cables and gas pipelines have been damaged in suspicious attacks since Russia’s occupation of Ukraine in 2022.
Earlier this year, Swedish officials seized a ship It is suspected of damaging a cable to Latvia under the Baltic Sea. Prosecutors said the first investigation pointed to sabotage.
