Voice, data services affected by undersea cable cuts restored - ITREALMS

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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that voice, data services affected by the recent undersea cable cuts have been restored, reports ITREALMS

Confirming this, the Director, Public Affairs, NCC, Reuben Muoka in a press statement available to ITREALMS noted that following the disruption on March 14, 2024, which affected data and voice services due to cuts in undersea fibre optics along the coasts of Cote d'Ivoire and Senegal, have been restored.

"We are pleased to announce that services have now been restored to approximately 90% of their peak utilization capacities," he said.

He also said that all operators who were impacted by the cuts have taken recovery capacity from submarine cables which were not impacted by the cuts, and have thus recovered approximately 90% of their peak utilisation capacities.

Mobile Network Operators, Mouka said, have assured the Commission that data and voice services would operate optimally pending full repairs of the undersea cables as they have managed to activate alternative connectivities to bring back the situation to normalcy.

NCC, he said, therefore extended appreciation to telecom consumers for their patience and understanding during the downtime caused by the undersea fibre cuts.