Undersea cable cuts in the Red Sea have disrupted internet services across multiple regions, including India, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and the UAE. Microsoft announced that the Mideast may experience increased latency due to the cuts, but Azure services are back online. The Red Sea is a critical telecommunications route, connecting Europe to Africa and Asia via Egypt, with almost 17% of the world's internet data flowing through this route.

Original article source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/microsoft-issues-update-after-undersea-cables-cut-in-red-sea-what-makes-red-sea-critical-for-internet-access-in-asia-mideast/articleshow/123760953.cms
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