Tuesday 09/Sep/2025 – 12:44 AM
During the past few days, the world has witnessed a remarkable disorder in the Internet services, after several major marine cables were cut off in the Red Sea, which led to a noticeable slow network and a widespread influence on cloud computing services and digital applications.
International reports said that the affected cables include major systems such as SMW-4 and IMEWE, which are among the most important paths that transmit data between Europe and Asia through the Middle East, and it is estimated that about 17% of the international internet movement passes through this region, which makes it one of the most sensitive points of digital infrastructure.
Several countries, led by India, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, the Emirates and Kuwait, were affected, as users reported very slow to download pages and applications, while major communications companies such as communications and Du partial interruptions in their services recorded, and they also faced global cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azor slowing performance as a result of converting data movement into less efficient alternative paths.
According to the experts, the repair of the severed marine cables requires weeks of work using specialized ships, due to the difficulty of determining the locations of faults and security conditions in the Red Sea, and in return, there is increasing talk about the need to research more flexible alternatives to confront such crises.
The current crisis has re -highlighted the space Internet services provided by companies such as “Starlink”, as it is a reliable reserve solution in emergency situations.
One of its most important advantages is a low response time, which ranges between 20 – 40 milliliters, which makes it suitable for instant applications.
As well as flexibility that does not depend on ground or marine cables, and therefore safer in turbulent environments, in addition to covering remote areas that lack the traditional infrastructure.
Among the most important challenges is the limited capacity, as marine cables transmit data quickly Terraba per second, while space internet is limited to Giget only, as well as subscription prices and data consumption higher compared to ground Internet services, in addition to being affected by satellite distribution and weather conditions.
Analysts believe that the recent crisis confirms the need for hybrid infrastructure, based on the merging between high -capacity marine cables and flexible space internet as an alternative option, to ensure the continuity of digital communication and protect the global economy from the consequences of such incidents.
