Sur – Royal Oman Police (ROP) has announced a significant disruption to their digital services within the South Sharqiyah Governorate following an accidental severance of fibre optic cables. The technical failure occurred in the Wilayat of Sur, where ongoing construction activities inadvertently. Muscat: The Royal Oman Police announced that fiber optic cables belonging to a telecommunications company were cut during construction works in the Wilayat of Sur, resulting in disruptions to internet services. The interruption has led to the temporary suspension of police electronic services under. Microsoft said in a status update that the Middle East "may experience increased latency due to undersea fibre cuts in the Red Sea," but gave no other details. Fibre optic cables on the ocean Floor. There is no official statement from the Telecom Regulatory Authority (TRA) and the telecom providers yet on the. Over the weekend, crucial undersea cables providing internet access to parts of Asia were mysteriously cut, leading to internet outages in certain parts of the Middle East and Asia. The announcement reads. A new partnership announcement for Oman Fiber Optic Training Institute.