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    Azure Latency Rises as Red Sea Subsea Cables Cut, Forcing Traffic Re-routes

    Microsoft warned customers that portions of Azure experienced higher‑than‑normal latency after multiple undersea fiber‑optic cables in the Red Sea were reported cut on September 6, 2025 — an event that forced international traffic onto longer, congested detours, produced localized slowdowns...
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    Azure Latency Rises After Red Sea Subsea Cable Cuts

    Microsoft’s Azure platform warned of higher-than-normal network latency for traffic traversing the Middle East after multiple undersea fiber cuts in the Red Sea forced rerouting of international traffic beginning at 05:45 UTC on 6 September 2025. (backup.azure.status.microsoft) Background The...
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    Azure Latency Spike as Red Sea Cable Cuts Disrupt Global Cloud Traffic

    Microsoft has warned that users of its Azure cloud may see higher-than-normal latency and intermittent disruptions after multiple undersea fiber-optic cables in the Red Sea were cut, forcing traffic onto longer alternate routes while repair work and global rerouting continue. Background The Red...