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Microsoft's cloud service restored after reports of cut cables in the Red Sea
On Saturday, Microsoft reported the possibility of increased latency for the Middle East thanks to cut cables in the Red Sea.
The tech giant reported " undersea fiber cuts" in the Red Sea on Saturday morning, which disrupted Azure service throughout the Middle East and led to potential "increased latency" for users. In 2024, the internationally recognized government of Yemen claimed that the country's Houthi movement was responsible for cutting cables in the Red Sea. While Microsoft managed to restore service for its latest episode the same day, it also noted that undersea cable cuts "can take time to repair" and that it "will continuously monitor, rebalance, and optimize routing to reduce customer impact in the meantime."
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