2011 submarine cable disruption
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2011 submarine cable disruption refers to two incidents of submarine communications cables cut off on 25 December 2011. The first cut off occurred to SEA-ME-WE 3 at Suez Canal, Egypt and the second cut off occurred to i2i which took place between Chennai, India and Singapore line. SEA-ME-WE 3 is the longest datacable on earth of {{convert|39000|km}} length, which links South-East Asia to Western Europe through the Red Sea.{{Cite web |last=David |first=Rona Rita |date=2022-03-25 |title=Submarine Cables: Risks and Security Threats |url=https://energyindustryreview.com/analysis/submarine-cables-risks-and-security-threats/ |access-date=2024-11-23 |website=Energy Industry Review |language=en-GB}} Both the incidents had caused the internet disruptions and slowdowns for users in the South Asia and Middle East in particular UAE.{{cite news| title=Deep sea cable snap will make Internet slower: du| url=http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/theuae/2011/December/theuae_December715.xml§ion=theuae| publisher=khaleejtimes.com| date=27 December 2011| accessdate=27 December 2011| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111227075751/http://khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data%2Ftheuae%2F2011%2FDecember%2Ftheuae_December715.xml§ion=theuae| archive-date=27 December 2011| url-status=live}}{{cite news| title=Cable cut slows down Internet in UAE| url=http://www.emirates247.com/news/emirates/cable-cut-slows-down-internet-in-uae-2011-12-26-1.434621| publisher=emirates247.com| date=26 December 2011| accessdate=27 December 2011| archive-url=https://archive.today/20130122005230/http://www.emirates247.com/news/emirates/cable-cut-slows-down-internet-in-uae-2011-12-26-1.434621| archive-date=22 January 2013| url-status=live}}{{cite news| title=Cable cuts could slow Emirates Internet| url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/company-cable-cuts-could-slow-143049901.html| publisher=finance.yahoo.com| date=26 December 2011| accessdate=27 December 2011| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305035949/http://finance.yahoo.com/news/company-cable-cuts-could-slow-143049901.html| archive-date=5 March 2016| url-status=dead| df=dmy-all}}{{cite news| title=du alerts customers over disruption in Internet services| url=http://gulftoday.ae/portal/be625050-5cf4-47be-8a68-431308642e28.aspx| publisher=gulftoday.ae| date=27 December 2011| accessdate=27 December 2011| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120108100248/http://gulftoday.ae/portal/be625050-5cf4-47be-8a68-431308642e28.aspx| archive-date=8 January 2012| url-status=dead}}