Asia-Pacific Gateway submarine cable problem fixedAsia-Pacific Gateway (APG) International’s undersea cable problem, which occurred at 11.50pm on Monday, was completely fixed on Wednesday at 5.10pm. A submarine cable.— Illustrative photoThe technical problem, which disrupted internet feed from Vietnam to other countries, was fixed two weeks earlier than expected, the Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications (VNPT) Group said. The APG cable experienced the first rupture on January 6, caused by the expansion of Changi Airport in Singapore. Initiated in 2009, APG International is a partnership between Chunghwa Telecom (Taiwan), China Telecom (China), China Unicom (China), KT Corporation (South Korea), NTT Communications (Japan), PLDT (the Philippines), Telekom Malaysia (Malaysia) and VNPT (Vietnam). The cable system became operational at the end of 2016, aiming to reduce Vietnam’s dependence on the Asia-America Gateway, which broke down several times last year.

Source: VietNamNet News April 27, 2018 04:52 UTC