Internet traffic back to normal in mid-July
Repair of the Asia-Pacific Gateway (APG) submarine optic cable system will not be completed prior to July 14, so international Internet traffic will remain choppy until then, according to a source from the APG management board.
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The line broke on June 20, slowing down Vietnam’s connections to international websites, especially Facebook and Yahoo. Domestic Internet services have been unaffected.
Four Vietnamese Internet service providers – VNPT, Viettel, FPT Telecom and CMC Telecom – are using APG for international Internet traffic.
They account for 80% of Internet subscribers in Vietnam.
Before the launch of the APG line, the Asia-America Gateway (AAG) was the largest undersea optic cable system, accounting for 70% of the country’s international Internet traffic.
APG’s capacity is 10 times higher than AAG’s, so it is now responsible for most Internet connections between Vietnam and the rest of the world.
