Web customers in Bangladesh are going through disruption because the nation’s second submarine cable SEA-ME-WE 5, the biggest provider of worldwide bandwidth to Bangladesh, broke final evening.
The disconnection was recognized finally midnight. It is going to take at the least 2 to three days to renew the connection, Mirza Kamal Ahmed, managing director of the Bangladesh Submarine Cables PLC (BSCPLC), informed The Day by day Star.
Worldwide bandwidth utilization in Bangladesh now stands at round 5,200GBPS. Greater than half of it — about 2,700 Gbps — comes by way of worldwide terrestrial cable (ITC) licence holders that import bandwidth from India throughout land borders.
The South East Asia-Center East-Western Europe 5 (SEA-ME-WE 5) submarine cable put in in Kuakata provides 1,700GBPS.
The undersea cable of the SEA-ME-WE 5 obtained damaged in a spot between Singapore and Malaysia, he mentioned.
For that, all circuits of all members of the consortium obtained down, he added.
“So, a ship shall be mobilised to restore and restore the service. Whole operation will take minimal 2 to 3 days,” he added.
The SEA-ME-WE 5 is a 20,000km submarine cable system connecting 17 nations by way of Factors-of-Presence from Singapore to the Center East to France and Italy in Western Europe.
The cable that laid within the japanese facet that linked Singapore obtained damaged, whereas the connectivity within the western facet that linked France remained operational, he added.
For that, of 1700Gbps bandwidth comes by way of the system, solely 100 GBPS bandwidth shall be provided to Bangladesh.
The BSCPLC is now exploring methods to revive the circuits of SEA-ME-WE 5 with SEA-ME-WE 4, the nation’s first submarine cable put in in Cox’s Bazar.
Practically 800 Gbps bandwidth is supplied by the primary undersea cable with which Bangladesh was linked in 2006. It at present provides about 850 Gbps bandwidth and its capability has just lately been upgraded to three,800 Gbps.
The BSCPLC is about to obtain 13,200 Gbps from a 3rd undersea cable, SEA-ME-WE 6, by 2025.
Md Emdadul Hoque, president of the Web Service Suppliers Affiliation of Bangladesh (ISPAB), mentioned the cable minimize of the second submarine cable will severely have an effect on web service for nearly per week.
Submarine cables are essential for web bandwidth as a result of they allow high-capacity knowledge switch between continents, supporting international communication, on-line providers, and worldwide connectivity important for contemporary digital operations.