VietNamNet Bridge – The repair of the broken AAG international undersea cable network is expected to be completed on October 4, the network operator said.

After the storm Kalmaegi weakened into a tropical depression, the operator of AAG (Asia America Gate Way) international undersea cable made a plan to repair the broken cable.

Accordingly, at 8pm on September 29, a ship will arrive at the site and start the repair on October 1. The work is expected to end on the morning of October 4; it  will restore 100% of transmission capacity on the route.

On September 15 evening, the AAG cable broke at a site 64 km from Hong Kong. This incident affected Internet services in Vietnam, especially communications and exchange of information from Vietnam to other countries.

The AAG is a 20,000-kilometre long submarine communications cable system, connecting Southeast Asia with the US mainland, across the Pacific Ocean via Guam and Hawaii.

With a total investment of approximately $560 million, AAG has a length of nearly 20,000 km, starting from Malaysia (TM) and ending in the US (AT & T Telecom Company).

The segment to Vietnam is 314 km long and lands at Vung Tau.  There are four participants in the system, including FPT Telecom, VNPT, Viettel and SPT.

S. Tung