The international fiber optic cable from Vietnam continues to encounter new problems after the old error was just fixed.

The APG fiber optic cable connecting Vietnam to the world continues to encounter new problems on branch S1.7, after just fixing the error that arose last March.

On June 29, the management unit of the APG (Asia- Pacific ) submarine cable line completed the repair of the incident that occurred last March on branch S7, the section connecting Vietnam to Japan and Hong Kong (China).

However, right after the old problem was fixed, the APG fiber optic cable operator said it had just discovered a new problem on branch S1.7, the section connecting Vietnam to Singapore.

APG optical cable connection diagram

A representative of the APG submarine cable operator said the new incident has caused the cable line to only operate at about 50% of its bandwidth, affecting the speed of Internet connection from Vietnam to international destinations.

The cause of this incident has not yet been announced, nor is the plan to repair the incident on this submarine fiber optic cable clear.

APG is one of five important submarine optical cable lines connecting Vietnam to the world, with a total length of 10,400km, located under the Pacific Ocean, with landing points in Vietnam, China, Taiwan (China), Hong Kong (China), Japan, Malaysia, Korea, Singapore and Thailand.

Major Vietnamese network operators such as Viettel, VNPT, FPT Telecom, and CMC Telecom are all operating the APG fiber optic cable, so the new incident will affect Internet speed in Vietnam.

Problems with the submarine fiber optic cables connecting Vietnam to other countries have become quite common in recent times, occurring several times every year, causing many difficulties and inconveniences for domestic Internet users.

The causes of the incidents are quite diverse, but mainly come from the cable being located in a location where many ships are anchored or when moving, forgetting to retract the anchor. As a result, these anchors when moving accidentally get caught in the cable, causing the cable to break.

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