Iran restores internet bandwidth lost because of Ukraine conflict

Iran’s telecoms ministry says it has restored the internet bandwidth that had been lost last week because of the military conflict in Ukraine.

A ministry spokesman said on Twitter on Monday that the country’s international bandwidth had been increased by 400 gigabits per second (Gbps) to offset losses suffered last week because of the crisis in Ukraine.

Mehdi Salem said that authorities in the TIC, which is Iran’s main provider of telecommunication infrastructure, had tested the new capacity and the bandwidth was already accessible to users.

Iran said on Saturday that it had lost 400 Gbps of its international bandwidth because of problems faced by Russian supplier Rostelecom in the Ukrainian territory.

Reports said the loss of connectivity was because of damage inflicted on Rostelecom cables passing through Ukraine.

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The loss caused some speed and quality issues for users of online services in Iran.

It came days after TIC facilities in Tehran caught fire, causing disruptions to services in the capital city and nearby towns.

Iran had increased its international bandwidth last month by 300 Gbps to allay concerns about the low speed of internet in several large cities.

Announcing the new bandwidth on February 23, telecoms minister Issa Zarepour rejected claims that the government had deliberately reduced internet speed to impose restrictions on some major international platforms.

Zarepour blamed the issue on delays in launching infrastructure projects in some Iranian provinces as well as on increased use of online services during a fresh wave the coronavirus pandemic in Iran.

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