According to a March 5 Associated Press report, three fiber optic cable cuts have occurred on the Red Sea seabed, resulting in disruptions to Internet and telecommunications services.
The report pointed out that the reason for the cut of the fiber optic cable is not yet clear, but there have been concerns that Yemen's Houthi group may have taken action to sabotage the data fiber optic cable.
The incident will have a further impact on the Red Sea route, which has already disrupted global shipping, exacerbating the month-long Red Sea crisis, which is an important cargo and energy transport route from Asia and the Middle East to Europe.
According to Hong Kong Global Telecom***, the affected fiber optic cable lines include Asia, Africa and Europe Line 1"Europe-India Channel"、"Marine networks"and the TGN-GULF fiber optic cable, which affects 25% of data transmission. The company said the Red Sea route is essential for data transmission from Asia to Europe and has begun to replan the route.
Despite the fact that Global Global Telecom*** said"Marine networks"and the TGN-Gulf cables are two separate cables, but according to Tim Strong, an undersea cable expert at Washington-based Telecommunications Geographic Research, they effectively act as a single line in the area where the cable is severed.
The report also mentions that Yemen's internationally recognized exile** has claimed that the Houthis are planning to attack fiber optic cables. The cables appear to have been cut on Feb. 24, two days after internet disruption in the East African country of Djibouti.
However, the Houthis denied that the attack had been carried out on the cable and blamed British and American military action for causing the cable to be cut, but did not provide evidence to support the allegation.