Int'l internet connection improved as submarine cable fixed

HÀ NỘI — The problems found in Branch S1I of the America Asia Gateway (AAG) undersea cable have been fixed, restoring the internet data connection between Việt Nam and Hong Kong (China), Department of Telecommunications under the Ministry of Information and Communications announced on Wednesday. AAG is one of the five international undersea cables taking up most of the internet connection capacity from Việt Nam to the world. Put into operation in November 2009, it passes through Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Việt Nam, Brunei, Hong Kong (China), the Philippines, and the US. Up to now, only AAG's undersea cable branches to Singapore and the APG route are still experiencing errors. It is expected that the problem on Branches S1B, S1D, and S1G of Line AAG will be fixed within this month.