Internet users likely to experience slow speed on April 21

F.P. Report

ISLAMABAD: The internet users will have to face a deal of inconvenience as the internet speed will be extremely slow from 2pm to 7pm on April 21, on Wednesday, quoting Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA).

“The reason behind the slow internet speed on April 21 will be a power reconfiguration activity that will be undertaken on SMW4, a section of international submarine cable,” said the PTA in its tweets.

⚙️A power reconfiguration activity on a section of international submarine cable, #SMW4, will be undertaken on 21st April 2022 from 02:00 AM to 07:00 AM. This may cause some internet users to experience downgraded speeds during the mentioned time only.

— PTA (@PTAofficialpk) April 19, 2022

“Alternate measures for meeting the bandwidth requirements and providing fully functional and uninterrupted internet service to the customers will be taken,” it added.

Alternate measures to provide uninterrupted internet services to users will be taken to meet capacity requirements and to return to full functionality as quickly as possible. The availability of internet services will be as usual throughout the country.

— PTA (@PTAofficialpk) April 19, 2022