{"id":668004,"date":"2025-07-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/07\/08\/partial-telecom-outage-hits-the-country-following-fire-in-ramses-central-building\/"},"modified":"2025-07-08T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T00:00:00","slug":"partial-telecom-outage-hits-the-country-following-fire-in-ramses-central-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/07\/08\/partial-telecom-outage-hits-the-country-following-fire-in-ramses-central-building\/","title":{"rendered":"Partial telecom outage hits the country following fire in Ramses Central building"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"> <strong>Mobile service, internet connectivity, and banking services were all heavily affected across<\/strong><strong> the country<\/strong> after a fire broke out in the Ramses telecoms data center yesterday afternoon, disrupting network connection. ATMs, POSs, and online transactions \u2014 including InstaPay \u2014 have also been impacted by the connectivity outage, as were some hotlines. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>PSA- <\/strong>The Health Ministry published alternative main ambulance, emergency police hotline, and urgent care numbers (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/egypt.mohp\/posts\/pfbid0F72iLxiHLtz13PTCvxH2v9up9HuHNSmZt2vQ7DMjgGLvpwPyamdYPBrFRKxYD4KGl\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EgyptianCabinet\/posts\/pfbid02UtzbMWtN4NK5BsZjmcpHv3ALvquh9bn2TatRNFpm1huwzM1r7gEaWco8jNeKjFFPl\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>, and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/egypt.mohp\/posts\/pfbid02QzPA2yp1h2H2644MD1ENsNYm7BT7knxdw6bEXGGkuqkHQCkG4z3y9UjxMzRcFeWal?__cft__[0]=AZU5HsGA2cxRzdz8Myu4CjEv1EbKk7Wf3Dd60S0A1DjZ5kKGN6f-8njJL9ZxXKAsS_VubqRFTsPihCBq5-MTDI4WGr2IjHbc5bZLA1_ntmaeMLVRf2SgWJcQ9AI38kYe2eNgKitm40O6PaEw-UKoC2QX5Cn-FYpCe4hpHGd0Jpp2rosfGcv0o9Jsfm1zjbU_kEjLMqFbhJbZfWYTr94SI3Ld&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Flights temporarily affected:<\/strong> The connectivity disruption also caused \u201climited\u201d flight delays, the Civil Aviation Ministry <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EgyptianCabinet\/posts\/pfbid0inXaxP55JcvuKjdK7HLrkqZJfTLJFmWPzeLLvmkJCDxzdguCSpgxumYPt8zJJaLpl\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>. Operations have since returned to normal at Cairo International Airport, with all passenger terminals operating normally and all flights that had been affected by the outage taking off, the ministry said <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/story.php?story_fbid=1155281053303617&id=100064651991477&rdid=410XreXBSAS4YqzO#\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">this morning<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Where things stand:<\/strong> Broadband services have been moved entirely to El Rawda, the NTRA said. The most recent update from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/netblocks\/status\/1942348014170845309\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Netblocks<\/a>, which tracks global internet connectivity, suggests that connectivity levels across the country are at \u201c44% of ordinary levels,\u201d falling from an <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/netblocks\/status\/1942282495786987550\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">earlier report<\/a> that connectivity was at 62% of ordinary levels.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">(<strong>Tap or click the headline above to read this story with all of the links <\/strong>to our background as well as external sources.) <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The blaze injured at least 22 people<\/strong>, with most suffering from smoke inhalation, Health Ministry spokesperson Hossam Abdel Ghaffar told <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/africa\/blaze-cairo-telecoms-building-contained-2025-07-07\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a>. A large number of fire trucks were dispatched to contain the blaze, with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CairoGovernment1\/posts\/pfbid02CtGeYnyqMvh4Evyx8S8b51F3nGKdQVKXR9sFrHe4cLSZRJgrJrw6pPtw3HN6mfvol\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Cairo Governor<\/a> Ibrahim Saber personally overseeing efforts to put out the fire. The fire was brought under control last night, the National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA) confirmed in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EgyptianCabinet\/posts\/pfbid0QpZ7cj9MjJQrk7J4y8D6wqAtrMcjp2fgrLUYoTfCNMioSRXfSthY11JxFMCFpNvVl\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">a statement overnight<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>What caused the fire?<\/strong> The fire broke out in an equipment room at Telecom Egypt\u2019s Ramses switchboard, the NTRA said. Investigators think right now that it is likely the result of an electrical short circuit, according to MENA news agency. Power was cut off to the entire building as a safety measure, but service is being gradually restored, the NTRA said. The regulator added that it will compensate all those impacted by the network disruptions. El Hekaya\u2019s correspondent said the fire reignited several times in different floors throughout the night (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=24017114474586752\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">watch, runtime: 4:50<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>SOUND SMART- <\/strong>The Ramses telecoms data center is the focal point of internet in the country, used by Telecom Egypt, Vodafone, and Orange to route calls and connect users to the internet. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>We have backup plans:<\/strong> Speaking to El Hekaya\u2019s Amr Adib, NTRA official Mohamed Ibrahim emphasized the importance of the Ramses telecoms data center but noted that contingency measures are in place for such emergencies (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=766944918992115\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">watch, runtime: 6:35<\/a>). \u201cThere are other telecoms data centers of similar size and importance capable of performing the one in Ramses\u2019 role, and we\u2019ve already started shifting all traffic and lines to alternative centers to gradually restore services,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The two floors of the data center that were affected by the fire housed technical<\/strong><strong> equipment that connects many Telecom Egypt services<\/strong>, Ibrahim said. \u201cNaturally, if Telecom Egypt is impacted, other services like mobile and home internet will also see disruptions,\u201d he said, explaining that telecom services are interlinked among operators.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The fire received coverage across the foreign press:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/africa\/blaze-cairo-telecoms-building-contained-2025-07-07\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-07-07\/cairo-building-fire-disrupts-some-telecom-services-across-egypt?srnd=all\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/video\/fire-crews-battle-the-flames-as-a-blaze-engulfs-a-telecom-company-building-in-cairo-c3bc08b3504e4402b8f421e4a59cccfd\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">AP<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tens were injured in the fire<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":668005,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","ep_exclude_from_search":false,"_primary_brand":0,"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7386],"tags":[72,843],"brand":[],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"class_list":["post-668004","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-telecoms","tag-enterpriseam","tag-telecoms","wpautop","entry"],"acf":{"mongo_id":"073b3f67-71e8-4743-907b-d223e576b353","order":"4","is_powered_by":false,"story_type":"1","photo_url":"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/7\/456.jpg","photo_position":"above","homepage_title":"","full_issue_title":"Partial telecom outage hits Egypt following fire in Ramses Central building","related_issue":[667999],"teaser":"Tens were injured in the fire","voice_url":"https:\/\/s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/ent.news\/audio\/2025\/7\/.8b6ea3a1-daa5-43c5-bb3c-05c09b04110a.mp3"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - 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