Microsoft Azure: "Multiple international subsea cables were cut in the Red Sea"
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Microsoft Azure: "Multiple international subsea cables were cut in the Red Sea"
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Re: Microsoft Azure: "Multiple international subsea cables were cut in the Red Sea"
#2Multiple subsea fiber cuts in the Red Sea impacting global communications
Impact Summary
Starting at 05:45 UTC on 06 September 2025, traffic traversing through the Middle East originating and/or terminating in Asia or Europe regions may experience increased latency due to multiple undersea fiber cuts in the Red Sea. The disruption has required rerouting through alternate paths which may lead to higher-than-normal latencies.
This advisory is intended to raise awareness ahead of increased demand as the regions enter the start of its work week.
Current Status
Multiple international subsea cables were cut in the Red Sea. Our engineering teams are actively managing the interruption via diverse capacity and traffic rerouting, while also discussing alternate capacity options and providers in the region.
Undersea fiber cuts can take time to repair, as such we will continuously monitor, rebalance, and optimize routing to reduce customer impact in the meantime. We’ll continue to provide daily updates, or sooner if conditions change.
This message was last updated at 19:30 UTC on 06 September 2025
Re: Microsoft Azure: "Multiple international subsea cables were cut in the Red Sea"
#3Multiple subsea fiber cuts in the Red Sea impacting global communications Impact Summary Starting at 05:45 UTC on 06 September 2025, traffic traversing through the Middle East originating and/or terminating in Asia or Europe regions may experience increased latency due to multiple undersea fiber cuts in the Red Sea. The disruption has required rerouting through alternate paths which may lead to higher-than-normal lat…
The smart folks who keep these things running, despite failures like this, are incredible. Hats off to you all, good luck in the coming weeks as you have to deal with this.
Re: Microsoft Azure: "Multiple international subsea cables were cut in the Red Sea"
#4Multiple subsea fiber cuts in the Red Sea impacting global communications Impact Summary Starting at 05:45 UTC on 06 September 2025, traffic traversing through the Middle East originating and/or terminating in Asia or Europe regions may experience increased latency due to multiple undersea fiber cuts in the Red Sea. The disruption has required rerouting through alternate paths which may lead to higher-than-normal lat…
The smart folks who keep these things running, despite failures like this, are incredible. Hats off to you all, good luck in the coming weeks as you have to deal with this.
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Re: Microsoft Azure: "Multiple international subsea cables were cut in the Red Sea"
#5Were they cut on purpose or accident?
Re: Microsoft Azure: "Multiple international subsea cables were cut in the Red Sea"
#6Were they cut on purpose or accident?
It's only been a few hours. I doubt anyone knows.
Re: Microsoft Azure: "Multiple international subsea cables were cut in the Red Sea"
#7Multiple subsea fiber cuts in the Red Sea impacting global communications Impact Summary Starting at 05:45 UTC on 06 September 2025, traffic traversing through the Middle East originating and/or terminating in Asia or Europe regions may experience increased latency due to multiple undersea fiber cuts in the Red Sea. The disruption has required rerouting through alternate paths which may lead to higher-than-normal lat…
The smart folks who keep these things running, despite failures like this, are incredible. Hats off to you all, good luck in the coming weeks as you have to deal with this.
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Re: Microsoft Azure: "Multiple international subsea cables were cut in the Red Sea"
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#9Were they cut on purpose or accident?
Cables in Red Sea got cut frequently. All the time it's the same story - anchor dropped where it should not. Similar stories happen near Singapore.