Commercial traffic decreased by 25% due to the Internet shutdown

Sudan Events – Nahed Oshi

The Atbara Chamber of Commerce revealed a decline in commercial activity by 25% due to the interruption of communications networks and the Internet for a week. The Secretary-General of the Chamber, Saif Al-Din Moqled, said that the interruption of communication networks affected commercial activity in all regions, and this was reflected in a negative impact on the movement of livelihood, as citizens, institutions, and businessmen became dependent on applications. Banking in managing commercial activities and livelihoods. He stated in a statement to (Al-Ahdath) that relying on banking applications led everyone to avoid saving cash. The simple citizen also relied on applications for the simplest daily financial transactions, indicating that the demise of the network took everyone by surprise, and everyone was not prepared to deal with such a situation. Therefore, it affected the decrease in commercial activity by 25%, and all segments were during the week in which the networks were cut off, amid fear that economic activity would stop and the economy would collapse if the network outage continued.
He added by saying that the Chamber of Commerce, the Atbara locality, and the security services began thinking about finding an alternative before the return of the Sudani network, and until the economic bottleneck and the commercial and livelihood movement are resolved, the authorities sought to find a quick alternative through the Canar network, which is connected directly to the submarine cable, but the arrival of some operating mechanisms from Port Sudan has been delayed. Finally, the smooth flow of commercial activity was announced following the return of Sudani Company to work and the return of commercial transactions and financial transfers.
He stressed that Canar, as a third option, remains an open option so that we do not once again fall into the clutches of the ghoul of network outages, as technology and technology have become the backbone of the path of all walks of life.