Int'l internet connection improved as submarine cable fixed
The problems found in Branch S1I of the America Asia Gateway (AAG) undersea cable have been fixed, restoring the internet data connection between Vietnam and Hong Kong (China), Department of Telecommunications under the Ministry of Information and Communications announced on May 24.
Hanoi (VNA)🌸 – The problems found in Branch S1I of the America Asia Gateway (AAG) undersea cable have been fixed,restoring the internet data connection between Vietnam and Hong Kong (China),Department of Telecommunications under the Ministry of Information andCommunications announced on May 24.
AAG is one of the five international undersea cables taking up most of the internet connection capacity from Vietnamto the world. All the five in turn fell into problems last year and the first monthsof this year. Having a length of20,191km, the AAG directly connects Southeast Asia with the US. Put into operation inNovember 2009, it passes through Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand,Vietnam, Brunei, Hong Kong (China), the Philippines, and the US. Early this month, the repair of twointernational undersea cables – IA and SMW3 - have been completed. The problemthat occurred at the end of November 2022 on Segment S1H of Line AAE-1 has been completely fixed, so the data transmission on the route wasrestored on May 20. Up to now, only AAG's undersea cablebranches to Singapore and the APG route are still experiencing errors. It isexpected that the problem on Branches S1B, S1D, and S1G of Line AAG will be fixed within this month. The repair on the APG is expectedto be completed next month. According to the Department ofTelecommunications, the Ministry of Information and Communications will urgeand guide telecommunications businesses to study and build four to six newundersea cable lines following the draft planning on information andcommunication infrastructure in the period 2021 - 2030 to meet demand. It is expected that in this year and early 2024,businesses will put into use two more sea cable lines, ADC and SJC2, with alanding point located in the central province of Binh Dinh./.
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