Submarine cable incident record

West Africa cable incident — Confirmed — 2023-08-06

Event ID evt_hist_8fca8f8471831df7 · August 6, 2023

MyBroadband reported breaks on WACS and SAT-3 affecting South African connectivity.

Confirmed

Public classification

Confirmed

Affected cable or system

Confirmed regional incident; no cable was deterministically attributed

Affected countries

South Africa

Region

West Africa

Network state

Network signal stale

Physical state

Physical fault confirmed by report

Lifecycle

• Occurred: 2023-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
• Network record became stale: 2024-02-06T00:00:00.000Z — physical state unchanged.

Original supporting evidence

1. The West African Cable System (WACS) and the South Atlantic 3 (SAT–3) undersea cables have experienced breaks impacting connectivity to South Africa, MyBroadband has learned. subtelforum.com · 2023-08-07T14:35:50.000Z

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.

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