Submarine cable incident record
Latin America and the Caribbean cable incident — Confirmed — 2026-07-22
Conatel reports completed Cirion cable repairs, final testing and restored international connectivity.
Confirmed
- Public classification
- Confirmed
- Affected cable or system
- Confirmed regional incident; no cable was deterministically attributed
- Affected countries
- Venezuela
- Region
- Latin America and the Caribbean
- Network state
- Network state unknown
- Physical state
- Physical repair confirmed by report
Lifecycle
- Occurred:
- Repair activity reported:
- Physical repair confirmed:
Original supporting evidence
- Venezuela Restores International Subsea Cable Capacity
- repair work has begun on the affected subsea cable in Venezuelan waters
Public-network measurements can support a Suspected record but cannot prove a physical cable fault or repair. Network recovery can result from rerouting and does not establish physical repair. Confirm operational decisions with the cable owner or carrier.