Submarine cable repair to finish on Sept 12
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Myanmar Post and Telecommunications (MPT) recently affirmed that the submarine cable repair would be finished on September 12.
The fibre optic cable, part of “SEA-ME-WE 3”, linking Myanmar and Singapore, was cut off on August 12 and put the country’s Internet speed to one fourth of capacity.
“We estimated that the repair work would take a month,” said an official from Overseas Department under MPT.
The official who asked not to be named said that on September 6, SEA ME WE 3 technicians would arrive at the site where the fault was located, 70 kilometres from Singapore base.
With the approval from the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, MPT is considering to replace the cable which is frequently disrupted, with high-speed “SEA-ME-WE 5” cable. The new cable is expected to be commissioned in 2015.
