Repairs to the segment of the Asia America Gateway (AAG) cable that connects Vietnam to Hong Kong are expected to be repaired on May 10, three days earlier than expected.
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The cable operator had previously said that the power leakage identified on April 23 would be fixed and that internet speeds would return to normal on May 13, reports Thanh Nien.
At the time of the malfunction, local internet providers vowed that connections to international websites would fare better than in previous incidents as they are better prepared to reroute traffic after many breaks over the years.
Since the US$560 million, 20,000km cable went into operation in 2011, it has broken in at least 7 instances, each time on the section that connects Vietnam and Hong Kong.
Some blame sharks while others conjure up Chinese conspiracy theories, but FPT officials have previously faulted “below-standard technical design” for the regular breaks in the AAG cable.
“I must say that the AAG cable system was built to a below-standard technical design, which is the major reason behind its frequent fractures,” said Nguyen Van Khoa, general director of FPT Telecom after a break last September.
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