AAG fiber optic cable is about to be maintained, international Internet is affected

The AAG submarine cable is scheduled to undergo maintenance from March 4 to 6, causing international Internet connections to slow down during this time.

According to SPT Telecom, the AAG submarine cable system may undergo maintenance for three days, starting from March 4. This will affect the connection speed to foreign countries, services with servers located outside of Vietnam such as Facebook, Google...

The AAG optical cable may be under maintenance in the next few days, affecting Internet connections abroad. Illustration photo.

However, according to FPT Telecom Deputy General Director Vu Anh Tu, the maintenance will only be carried out on the Singapore - Vietnam route and on this route, FPT Telecom's traffic volume is very low so it will have almost no impact.

AAG is a 20,000 km long submarine cable system connecting Southeast Asia with the west coast of the United States, passing through the Pacific Ocean and the islands of Guam and Hawaii. There are 4 Vietnamese companies participating in investing in this project including FPT Telecom, Viettel, VNPT, SPT, out of a total of 19 companies working together to build it.

Since its launch in 2009, the cable has experienced several failures. In 2015 alone, AAG experienced three failures, most recently in June. The incident has affected many users because this is currently Vietnam’s main international Internet route.

According to VNE