en.Wedoany.com Reported - The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) announced that the technical fault in the SEA-ME-WE 5 international submarine fiber optic cable system has been resolved, and national internet services have returned to normal. On Thursday evening, a fault in the cable caused data traffic disruptions and reduced user connectivity. After completing repairs on the affected lines, the regulatory authority confirmed that internet traffic has returned to regular levels.
The PTA stated that Transworld Associates (TWA)'s international transmission capacity has also been restored simultaneously. TWA is one of Pakistan's major private operators, responsible for connecting the country to international submarine fiber optic infrastructure. Internet service provider Nayatel subsequently confirmed that international traffic has returned to normal, adding that its team is continuously monitoring the network to ensure service stability.
The disruption began on Thursday evening, when the PTA reported a technical fault on the SEA-ME-WE 5 line and warned that some users might experience intermittent service degradation and connectivity issues. Submarine internet cables are a core component of Pakistan's digital infrastructure, carrying international data traffic for browsing, streaming, cloud services, online banking, digital commerce, and communication platforms. Such system faults can affect internet quality across multiple regions of the country.
According to Pakistan's Ministry of Information Technology, the SEA-ME-WE 6 cable has a total capacity exceeding 100 Tbps, with a bandwidth allocation of 13.2 Tbps for Pakistan. This system is designed to provide one of the lowest-latency routes between Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Western Europe. The ministry noted that SEA-ME-WE 6 is a more advanced cable system with more fiber pairs, offering more than double the capacity of previous SEA-ME-WE generations, which is expected to enhance network resilience and improve routing diversity along the high-traffic Asia-Europe corridor.
