It seems too early to estimate the financial cost caused by the interruption of the Internet on the operations of banks, media companies, and emergency services, and forcing airlines to stop their flights, but according to estimates published by the “Merchant Machine” website, stopping the Internet for an hour causes losses to the global economy of about 1.5 pounds, and the loss is rising. The longer the hours of downtime.

Repairs of three undersea communications cables damaged in the Red Sea finally began in February, even as Houthi militants escalated their attacks on ships in the region.