The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) announced that Voice, Data Services Affected by Undersea Cable Cuts has been restored to approximately 90% of their peak utilization capacities.
Last week Thursday saw a disruption in internet connectivity across the African continent due to reports of damage to critical subsea cables along the western coast. The West Africa Cable System, MainOne, and ACE sea cables, essential for telecommunications data transmission, were affected, causing chaos among mobile operators and internet service providers.
According to Reuben Muoka, NCC Director, Public Affairs, on Monday in a press statement;
Following the disruption on March 14, 2024, which affected data and voice services due to cuts in undersea fibre optics along the coasts of Cote d’Ivoire and Senegal, we are pleased to announce that services have now been restored to approximately 90% of their peak utilization capacities.
All operators who were impacted by the cuts have taken recovery capacity from submarine cables which were not impacted by the cuts, and have thus recovered approximately 90% of their peak utilisation capacities.
Mobile Network Operators have assured the Commission that data and voice services would operate optimally pending full repairs of the undersea cables as they have managed to activate alternative connectivities to bring back the situation to normalcy.
We extend our appreciation to telecom consumers for their patience and understanding during the downtime caused by the undersea fibre cuts.
