The network is slow due to the 3rd AAG optical cable breakdown

On May 26, the third AAG optical cable was broken in 2015, according to the operator's recommendation, users should only use the international Internet connection for important services to optimize the transmission capacity. .

3rd AAG fiber breakdown

According to the latest information on the 3rd AAG fiber breakdown in 2015, at 18h20 on May 26, the AAG submarine cable executive board said the network signal was back, a few hours after one Domestic supplier notifies the incident.

The executive board of the AAG submarine cable announced that the transmission channel has returned to normal operation. This unit has not given a specific cause, but this incident may not be due to a cable break. Mr. Lam Quoc Cuong, director of VNPT-I also confirmed the incident on the afternoon of May 26 due to the flickering signal. Local network operators are contacting partners to check the system.

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VNPT-I Director denied the 3rd AAG fiber breakdown in 2015

Previously, the director of a domestic network provider said that AAG optical cable was broken at 16:30.The location of the breaking point has not been clearly defined. Local Internet service providers contact the AAG line management board to fix the problem.

Currently, the location of the AAG submarine fiber optic cable has not been determined. This is the third time in 2015, this submarine cable has broken. In April, the AAG cable route into the Vietnamese sea area also broke and the incident was only overcome two weeks ago.

Vietnam has a total of four submarine cable routes , of which the AAG line was inaugurated and put into use in November 2009, with a length of over 20,000 km, the design capacity reaches 2 terabit / sec, direct connection Southeast Asia with the US, has the largest transmission capacity; while SE-ME-WE-3, TVH are low capacity and have been used for 10-15 years. The IA cable route is newly built but not as large as AAG.

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AAG fiber termination continues to affect the connection between Southeast Asia and the United States

FPT Telecom recommends that users should only use the Internet to connect internationally for important services, other services should switch to domestic sites to optimize the transmission capacity. Previously, on April 23, the AAG fiber optic cable was broken, leading to an international traffic loss of more than 2 weeks.

The cause was determined because the segment of cable SH1 from Ho Chi Minh City to Hong Kong was broken, affecting all telecom service providers on this cable route. The previous incident caused the traffic of telecommunication service providers in Vietnam operating on the AAG route to be affected, including FPT Telecom. Until dawn 12/5, the breakdown of the AAG sea cable route was completely overcome. Thus, within 2 weeks after the last incident, the AAG submarine cable broke.

According to statistics from network providers, since being officially put into operation so far, AAG submarine cable route has been repeatedly broken, having problems, affecting the service provision activities. network operators to customers.

In 2014 alone, the AAG cable route was broken twice in July and September. In 2015, at the time of cable breaking on January 5, the repair took 3 weeks. AAG fiber optic lines directly connect Southeast Asia with the US. The landing point in Vietnam is in Vung Tau.

In addition to the ability to connect Southeast Asia with the United States, AAG can also connect to Australia, India, Europe and Africa through the point of access of the system. In Vietnam, Internet service providers (ISPs) use this important cable to connect with the world.