VNPT is planning to invest in a new submarine optical cable (APG), while Viettel is also adding capacity via the Asia-Pacific submarine optical cable.

Since the beginning of the year, the AAG fiber optic cable has been continuously broken, causing damage to domestic users and businesses. Accordingly, network operators have had to consider additional solutions to retain customers.

Tien Phong newspaper quoted information from a representative of VNPT Post and Telecommunications Group saying that the group has a plan to invest in a new submarine optical cable line APG (Asia Pacific Gateway) in 2016 to reduce dependence on AAG.

When put into operation, this cable line will provide broadband services, ensuring system safety.

Viettel Military Telecommunications Group also plans to add more capacity via the Inter-Asia (IA) submarine cable and the mainland, even though this network operator only has 30% of international Internet traffic via the AAG fiber optic cable.

After too many problems, network operators have to consider reducing dependence on AAG fiber optic cable.

Since its launch in 2009, the AAG international submarine cable has experienced problems more than 10 times. Every time the cable breaks, all domestic access to foreign services such as Facebook, Gmail, YouTube, etc. is interrupted or even impossible to access.

Domestic Internet service providers calculate that fiber optic cable breaks in 2014 caused a loss of 40% of international traffic.

In Vietnam, AAG is still the main connection line that carries the majority of international traffic. In addition, domestic network operators such as VNPT, Viettel, FPT,... also rent additional large cable lines such as SMW 3 (Connecting Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Western Europe), APG (Connecting Asia-Pacific countries).

According to Baodatviet.vn