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Reparations started on the WACS undersea cable which will restore South Africa’s internet to full speed, soon.
Arrival
The Leon Thevenin reached the repair site at roughly 23:00 South African time on the 28th of January and started repairs about 20 minutes later.
Repairs
The WACS cable will be repaired first, thereafter the SAT3, reports OpenServe. This is good news for South Africa as the WACS cable is has a 14.5 terabit capacity whereas the SAT3 only has an 800 gigabit of capacity.
Estimated Time of Completion
Thus far, the WACS cable repair will be completed on the 8th of February if all goes according to plan.
When the WACS repair is completed, the Leon Thevenin will move further north to attend to the SAT3 break which will be completed on the 19th of February if nothing hinders the repair.
How the Internet is Still Functioning
Fifteen years ago we would not have had any connectivity to international servers, but with the multiple undersea cables and greatly developed exchanges that can take place, the internet is still up and running.
Read this article to find out how the internet is still running and how we still have international connectivity.
Follow the Story
- Why the internet was so slow
- The ship not being able to leave Cape Town harbour
- Updates from three ISPs
- The day the vessel left Cape Town harbour
- Leon Thevenin arrived in Angolan waters
Closing
The end of our slow internet is in sight, South Africa. I know that two weeks is a long time if you rely solely on the internet for business but our ISPs, not limited to Afrihost, Axxess and Web Africa and other roleplayers made extreme effort to keep the data flowing during this dual cable break. They deserve a hand of applause.
