United News of Bangladesh

Internet service across the country may face disruption for three consecutive days from Thursday due to maintenance work, Bangladesh Submarine Cables PLC (BSCPLC) said on Wednesday. The consortium of the country’s second submarine cable SEA-ME-WE-5 (SMW5), installed at Kuakata, has decided to carry out a maintenance activity titled ‘S.1.5.1 Shunt Fault Repair’, according to a press release. The work will begin at 10pm on Thursday and continue until 6am on April 13. During this period, circuits connected to Singapore through the submarine cable will remain temporarily suspended, it said. BSCPLC said internet users may experience slow speeds or partial service disruptions during the maintenance period. However, internet service will remain operational through the country’s first submarine cable SEA-ME-WE-4 (SMW4), installed in Cox’s Bazar. It will make its best efforts, in coordination with the consortium, to complete the work within the scheduled time and restore normal services as quickly as possible, BSCPLC said, regretting inconvenience to be caused to users.

Internet users may face a slow connection or disruption for 20 hours between 2 am on October 31 and 12 pm on November 2 with intermission due to upgradation of Bangladesh’s first submarine cable (SEA-ME-WE 4) in Cox’s Bazar. A media release signed by director general (operation and maintenance) of Bangladesh Submarine Cables PLC shared the development to the media. Read: Khawaja Tower fire burns IIG, affecting Internet speed for many ISPs Regretting the inconvenience, the authorities concerned informed that the internet service will remain slow or will be disrupted for 10 hours from 2 am to 12 pm on October 31 and for another 10 hours from 2 am to 12 pm on November 2, as the circuits connected to cables will partially remain stopped. However, the circuits of the country’s second submarine cable (SEA-ME-WE 5) will remain functional as usual, according to the press release. Read: Minimum validity period for mobile internet packages now 7 days: Mustafa Jabbar After the upgradation, the bandwidth capacity through the SEA-ME-WE 4 cable will increase remarkably, it said.