Voice and data services affected by undersea cable cuts are now back at 90 percent, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), disclosed on Monday.
The disruption to voice and data services across Africa, occured on Thursday, March 14, 2024, after cuts to undersea fibre optics along the coasts of Cote d’Ivoire and Senegal affected telecoms operations and bank services in Nigeria and 12 other countries.
Providing an update on the development on Monday, the NCC Director of Public Affairs, Reuben Muoka, said operators, who were impacted by the cuts have now taken recovery capacity from submarine cables which were not impacted by the cuts, “and have thus recovered approximately 90 percent of their peak utilisation capacities.”
Muoka said mobile network operators (MNOs), have assured the commission that data and voice services will operate optimally, pending full repairs of the undersea cables.
He said the MNOs had managed to activate alternative connectivities to bring the situation back to normalcy.
“We extend our appreciation to telecom consumers for their patience and understanding during the downtime caused by the undersea fibre cuts”, Muoka added.
