The effects of Hurricane "Laura" may extend to Europe via detours in the data network. Users in various online and streaming services run into greater difficulties at the weekend. A provider from the USA speaks of a breakdown.
A technical breakdown at the US company Centurylink led to several hours of outages in Internet services in the United States and Europe on Sunday. According to the company, streaming services and platforms for video games were affected.
There were disruptions with the Hulu streaming service, the Playstation network and XBox Live. Online broadcasts in the French football program Téléfoot were also temporarily interrupted, as the sports newspaper "L'Équipe" reported.
During the day, Centurylink announced that all services had been restored and apologized for the breakdown. The telecommunications company did not provide any information on the causes of the malfunctions.
Centurylink is based in Monroe, Louisiana, United States. At first it was unclear whether the breakdown had something to do with Hurricane "Laura", which had arrived in Louisiana on Thursday night and caused severe property damage and massive power outages.
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