Du broadband customers affected after cable cut

DUBAI: UAE telecom service provider du announced on Sunday that some of its customers might face temporary slowness in broadband speeds during peak times because of submarine cable cuts. Multiple submarine cable cuts were took place near Egypt on du partners' cable systems on Saturday night. In a statement, du said it was working on priority to repair the affected systems, and would be in constant touch with the submarine cable system providers. The company has taken all measures to reroute traffic through alternate cable systems to minimise impact, said a senior du official.