By Mizzima
Myanmar Telecommunications have announced that the country has been relying on cross-border optical cables for Internet usage since an underwater cable was cut on July 22.
Chief Engineer Sai Saw Lin Tun from Myanmar Telecommunications Enterprise said that the SEA-ME-WE3 submarine optical cable was disrupted on July 22 at about 5pm. He said that the country was now relying on an overland optical cable which meant that the speed of Internet connections was cut in half.
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