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Heba Bryce
Microsoft announced that customers of its Azure cloud platform may face difficulties browsing the Internet, following the interruption of several international cables in the Red Sea.
The company explained, in a technical update published online, that the traffic of data coming from Asia and heading towards Europe, and transiting the Middle East, was significantly affected by this interruption.
It added that its engineering teams are working to reduce the repercussions of the defect by rerouting traffic through alternative routes, without specifying the nature or causes of the cable cuts.
Microsoft confirmed that Azure services did not stop, as data paths were immediately diverted to maintain the continuity of the service.
Azure is the world’s second-largest cloud service provider after Amazon Web Services.
The Red Sea is a strategic corridor for international telecommunications networks, linking Europe with Africa and Asia through Egyptian territory, making it one of the most important corridors for global submarine cable lines.
