Internet in Việt Nam expected to be slow until Tết

In  二0 一 六, the  二0,000km-long AAG cable was disrupted four times and maintenance work had to be undertaken in March, June, August and September. - Illustration photo

HÀ NỘI – Internet connectivity in Việt Nam will remain slow for the next two weeks.

The Asia-America Gateway (AAG) submarine cable broke once again on Sunday, causing bandwidth loss from Việt Nam to Hong Kong, Singapore and the US.

The line that snapped on Sunday was  九 八 kilometres off the coast of southern Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province.

The repair ship will not be able to access the waters where the damaged cable is located till January  二 三, VietnamPlus reports.

Welding is expected to start on January  二 五 and last until January  二 八.

The cable will be buried and the connection will recover by January  二 九. However, the repairs may last longer if the weather is bad.

In  二0 一 六, the  二0,000km-long AAG cable was disrupted four times and maintenance work had to be undertaken in March, June, August and September.

The AAG, one of the four intercontinental internet cable systems of Việt Nam and the largest, is used by major local providers, namely, FPT Telecom, VNPT, Viettel and SPT.

The AAG cable came into use in November  二00 九, directly connecting Southeast Asia and the United States. It also links Southeast Asia with Europe, Australia and Africa.

Previously, the Intra Asia cable system snapped and the damage was spotted near Hong Kong on Tuesday. However, the issue was resolved the same day.

However, the system faced trouble again on Wednesday causing discontinuation in connection from Việt Nam to Hong Kong, Singapore and the US, affecting Internet speed in Việt Nam.

Network providers will expand transmission channels to ensure connectivity this year. The Asia-Pacific Gateway undersea cable system is expected to help double the country’s internet traffic to other countries.

The Asia Africa Euro  一, connecting Asian countries to Europe and Africa, is also under construction and is expected to become operational this year. — VNS