ICTnews or online sources AAG have been incidents at sea by typhoons this afternoon 27/08/2017. Sources said, the possibility of optical cables were broken.

Prior information undersea cable was a problem, a shared network with ICTnews that during the past time line AAG has been a problem more so operators have invested huge new sea cable.

The most recent is dated 18/02/2017, AAG cable cable break incident landed in Hong Kong area, affecting Internet traffic connection from HCMC to go international on AAG cable line, reduce speed Internet access at some peak times. To come on 10/4, the new AAG submarine cable route is finished and restore entire international Internet traffic on the route of the new Vietnam AAG cable back to normal.

In the context of AAG (Asia America Gateway) – cable gland plays an important role in the Internet connection Vietnam abroad the years constantly having problems, the undersea cable in Asia – Pacific (Asia Pacific Gateway – APG) officially operating since late last year has been the experts expected to help connect the Internet from Vietnam to international faster and more stable, while reducing dependence on the AAG submarine cable routes.

Investment projects System undersea cable APG attracted many businesses large telecommunications Asia as NTT DoCoMo (Japan), China Telecom (China) and KT (Korea) … and has 4 carrier Vietnam engaged investment cooperation including VNPT, Viettel, FPT Telecom and CMC Telecom. Length of 10,400 km, cable APG submarine Pacific, connecting the points in 9 countries and regions including China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand Finland and Vietnam.

The APG sea cable was put into exploitation has increased the security of the Internet in Vietnam, while reducing the dependence on AAG submarine cable routes. However, reality shows, a new half-year from the time it is put into operation officially, sea cable 2x APG has encountered a problem. For the first time last year, when APG met two incidents at the same time on the day 12.31.2016 locations near Singapore and Chongming – China lead to a loss of traffic to Singapore on this sea cable. And the second happened on 20/06/2017 16h, APG cable is determined broken at landing stations located 125 km from Danang.

Earlier, Vu Hong Thang – Deputy Director of Vietnam Internet Network Information Center (VNNIC) – MIC has said that to ensure good quality Internet services in Vietnam, establishing more international orientation are different, there contingency plans are needed employment. But VNNIC that an important issue is to strengthen the development of Internet in the country, namely to strengthen the connection with the national Internet exchanges; VNIX station peering strengthen connections between businesses, agencies and organizations; while focusing on the development of content, online services in the country to build an infrastructure, reliable Internet services in the country, economic development of the country and avoid dependency, to pay for outside.

Source:  http://ictnews.vn/internet/cap-bien-aag-lai-gap-su-co-nha-mang-tran-an-khach-hang-khong-lo-internet-bi-cham-158046. ict