Saturday, September 6, 2025 Red Sea More than one submarine cable was cut in the area. Microsoft confirmed that global users have connection problems.
According to Microsoft’s statement, the deduction started at 08.45 at Türkiye time and Azure Delays were felt over their services. While the company commits its emergency guidance plans, performance problems continued. In addition, the data flow between Europe and Asia slowed down significantly. Some of the traffic moved to alternative routes, but intensity problems occurred. However, in some regions, users’ access performance is still low. For this reason, the deduction had different results on a global scale.
In the past Peace And AAE-1 There were similar events in their cables. In March 2025, the Peace line was damaged off the coast of Egypt, and a repair that lasted more than three weeks was made. In December 2024, the problem with the AAE-1 line had prevented access for four months. In addition, the anchor of the ship called Rubymar damaged four different cables in 2024. At that time, about 25 percent of internet traffic was affected. In any case, these examples reveal the fragile structure of the region.
In succession of the events increased the security debates in the region. Due to its strategic importance of the Red Sea, there is an intensive data line and this increases the risks of intensity. But ship traffic and political tensions also create additional threats. In spite of everything, operators are trying to reduce the impact of cuts by increasing the routing capacity. In addition, the limited number of cable repair ships in the region makes the process difficult. Under these conditions, it takes time to commission the cables.
The repair of submarine cables in Red Sea requires a long time
The repair of submarine cables may take weeks and therefore the traffic is delayed to return to normal. Operators activate different routes, but the capacity is not always enough. In addition, ship movements and safety problems extend the repair time. The International Committee of Cables provides coordination in this process. In addition, governments also make initiatives to protect communication lines. However, all these steps give limited results in the short term.
Experts say it is necessary to create diversity in the infrastructure of the region. But this diversity requires investment and requires long -term planning. In spite of everything, unless the spare lines are activated, the impact of the cuts is great. In addition, Microsoft and other companies are trying to develop alternative guidance solutions. On the other hand, these solutions are limited due to capacity limits. Thus, the Red Sea continues to be a sensitive point in the global internet flow.