Khaleej Times
ABU DHABI, July 19: Etisalat announced yesterday that Internet users in the UAE may experience a slight degradation in their Internet performance during peak hours starting today for about a week.
The telecom provider stated that this degradation in the internet performance is due to a planned shifting of three undersea cables off the coast of Fujairah due to the construction of a man-made island in the emirate.
Ahmed bin Ali, Etisalat's Corporate Communications Manager, said "We are taking every precaution to minimize the impact on Internet performance in the UAE, and have kept our customers' interests as our top priority."
"The shifting of the three cables is being done in a phased manner. We will also be activating extra capacity during this period to minimise the impact of this operation, he added.