- Some Internet traffic that passes through the Red Sea after the cable cut has been beaten
- Microsoft, Netblocks and Linode all notable interruptions
- The ongoing tensions put the cables with greater risk
Microsoft confirmed that multiple underwater optical cables have been cut in the Red Sea, which interrupts Internet connectivity throughout the region, Microsoft confirmed.
The incident confirmation occurs after Azure Cloud Computing clients began to notice a higher latency on September 6, 2025, but Microsoft has already issued temporary solutions to avoid interruptions, since it establishes a long -term route to restore.
The traffic that passed through the Middle East was mainly affected, including connections to both Asia and Europe; All other traffic worldwide was not affected.
Microsoft confirms that its red sea cable has been cut
The responsible part of damaging the cable used by Miraosoft has not been confirmed, but other companies, including network and Linode networks, have also marked latency problems. Pakistan’s telecommunications authority also warned about interruptions.
“We expect greater latency in some traffic that previously crossed the Middle East,” Microsoft confirmed, and said it would now have to go through other regions.
“Underwater fiber cuts can take time to repair, as such, we will monitor continuously, we will re -pay and optimize the routing to reduce the impact of the customer meanwhile,” Microsoft added.
Tata Communications and Alcatel Submarine Networks, the companies behind two of the cables in the region, have not yet issued a comment on the interruption.
Yemen’s Minster of Information and Culture, Moammar Al-Rlyani, described the incident as a “call for attention for the international community.”
It has become increasingly obvious than our underwater cable networks are not only important for global trade, but they are also prone to attacks amid continuous and growing geopolitical tensions.
In more general terms, anterior cable damage in February 2024 interrupted Asia-Europa traffic. Several cables and pipes have also been damaged in the Baltic Sea since 2022 in suspected attacks of being related to the invasion of Ukraine in Russia.
Meanwhile, Microsoft traffic has been restored, although with a slower performance than usual through different routes.
