TelEm Group says problem with Miami fiber cable link cause of slow internet on SXM Saturday. | SMN News

PHILIPSBURG:— TelEm Group technicians and engineers are working with their counterparts in Miami, Florida, USA, to restore broadband services to St. Maarten following a break-in normal fiber cable connections from 1:00 am Saturday morning.

As of noon Saturday, it was being estimated that it would take until 3:00 Saturday afternoon for connections to be restored and normal service resumed.
According to Chief Technical Officer (CTO), Mr. Eldert Louisa, two internet links via Miami are down, however, a third link remains operational, providing Facebook and Whatsapp access to TelEm Group customers.
“Customers can expect their internet service to be running slow

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