ISP says its internet services will be fully restored across country by Monday

The internet service provider Stormfiber announced that all nationwide services will be fully restored by Monday, October 27, 2025, after recent disruptions.

Service degradation and slow browsing speeds observed on October 20 were primarily due to faults in regional submarine cables, including the PEACE cable system originating in China and connecting to Pakistan.
The outage was compounded by additional cable cuts, notably the PEACE cable near Sudan in the Red Sea, causing congestion and intermittent slowdowns during peak hours.
Despite initial efforts, several major submarine cables like IMEWE and SEA-ME-WE4 experienced outages over recent months, impacting Pakistan’s internet traffic heavily.
The PTA reports that the country’s submarine cables are operated by PTCL, Cybernet, and TransWorld Associates, with PTCL managing three key networks: AAE-1, SMW4, and IMEWE.
Stormfiber’s technical team, working with international partners, has succeeded in restoring over 60% of affected capacity by activating additional bandwidth on alternative routes via the UAE, Oman, and Hong Kong.
The company plans staged capacity additions and traffic rerouting to progressively improve peak-time performance ahead of full restoration.
The ongoing repairs and capacity enhancements reflect the persistent challenges Pakistan faces due to repeated faults in submarine cables, which are crucial for the country’s internet infrastructure.
The IT Minister attributed the outages to the global shutdown of Amazon cloud services, but many users believed the primary cause was cable damage, highlighting reliability issues in Pakistan’s undersea cable network.
The repair efforts are characterized as intensive, with the ISP stating that teams continually work around the clock to restore full performance and resilience.

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