Technicians have completed repairs to the Asia American Gateway (AAG) cable, restoring Vietnam’s international Internet connection a day ahead of schedule, according to Thanh Nien.
FPT Telecom said that repairs began at 11:15pm on Wednesday night and were finished by 7:45am this morning.
The cable was initially ruptured on September 16, slowing connection speeds between Vietnam and websites hosted in the U.S., Japan, Hong Kong, Korea and Europe.
A second break was detected earlier this week, pushing back the repair date from October 1 to October 3.
FPT Telecom general director, Nguyen Van Khoa has previously faulted the poor design quality of the cable for its frequent breaks:
“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,” he told Tuoi Tre.
The $560 million system is a joint venture among 19 partners, including Vietnam’s Viettel, VNPT, FPT, and STP and had suffered at least 3 major service interruptions since 2009.
There was no explanation as to why it took 16 days to make a 8.5 hour repair.
