Internationally according to Pakistani officials Internet There are seven submarine cables connecting the DISRUPTION OF WEBSITES AND APPLICATION SERVICES Digital is putting consumers in trouble.
In this regard, Pakistan Telecommunication (PTA) issued a statement explaining the reason for the slowness of the Internet that the main reason for the ongoing Internet slowness across the country is two out of the seven international submarine cables that connect Pakistan to the international level, SMW4, AAE. One has a problem.’ It added that the fault in the SMW Four submarine cable is likely to be fixed by early October 2024.
What are submarine cables and how do they work?
These cables carry the internet traffic of countries from one place to another. All these cables enter Pakistan through Karachi and connect the country digitally to other regions and countries.
Earlier, the lawyer of PTA gave an explanation in the Lahore High Court that the internet speed has been affected by the unnecessary use of VPN.
After the social networking website X was banned from February this year, the use of VPN to access it has increased, while the alleged firewall application is also causing confusion.
Last week, a letter was also written by Pakistan’s telecom and internet service providers to Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif regarding solving the internet problem.
What do IT experts think about this?
Independent Urdu contacted information technology experts on this technical matter. It was asked that Netflix is working fine, but WhatsApp now often says ‘connecting’, so does the submarine cable have an effect on certain applications?
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Expert telecom consultant Parvez Iftikhar said that ‘It seems that this is a problem other than submarine cables, it is not only a problem of submarine cables. Because if there was a problem with submarine cables, it would be all over the internet, not just WhatsApp or certain YouTube channels.’
The telecom expert added, ‘I have also noticed that mobile internet is more of a problem, but home fixed line internet is a bit better. So it cannot be said that this is happening only because of submarine cables.’
Is the internet of Pakistan only affected by these cables? In response to this question, he said that if there is a problem in the main submarine cable, then there is also a problem in the countries through which it is passing, but if only the cable coming towards Pakistan after the T junction. If there is a problem in the section, then there will be a disruption in the Internet only for Pakistan.
Asad Baig, a digital rights expert, while talking to Independent Urdu, said that ‘a lot of confusion has been created in this matter. Sometimes it is said that internet is slow because of VPN or web management system is running slow. And now the submarine cables are being said to be faulty and being repaired.’
Asad Baig added that internet is a basic service and shutdown of basic facility is like a national security issue.
“Business is affected by internet slowness, freelancers’ work is at a standstill. So the tax payers will also have to bear the cost. I think this is an effect of the firewall being installed directly on the system instead of being tested first.’
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2024-08-30 06:05:15
