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Vietnam's Phu Quoc relies on a single undersea cable for 70% of its power, a vulnerability exposed by recent outage

Vietnam's Phu Quoc relies on a single undersea cable for 70% of its power, a vulnerability exposed by recent outage

Phu Quoc's boom as a tourist hotspot has taken a hit the past week when a construction accident knocked out its main source of electricity, a 110 kV submarine cable that supplies about 70% of the island's power.
Vietnam installs first domestically owned international Internet cable

Vietnam installs first domestically owned international Internet cable

Vietnam to get new terrestrial fiber-optic cable for Internet

Vietnam to get new terrestrial fiber-optic cable for Internet

Vietnam’s largest submarine cable segment goes on stream

Vietnam’s largest submarine cable segment goes on stream

Vietnam has commissioned its segment of the Asia Direct Cable, its largest submarine internet connection so far, with a landing station in the central province of Binh Dinh.
April 16, 2025 | 01:43 am PT
Singapore, Vietnam firms in talks for new undersea cables, sources say

Singapore, Vietnam firms in talks for new undersea cables, sources say

Singaporean asset manager Keppel and a Vietnamese conglomerate are discussing plans for new undersea fiber-optic cables that would boost the region's data centre industry, people familiar with the discussions said.
December 15, 2024 | 10:47 pm PT
FPT plans $87M undersea cable

FPT plans $87M undersea cable

Tech giant FPT is set to install a cable at a cost of US$87 million to connect Vietnam with the undersea Asia Link Cable.
April 24, 2023 | 07:47 pm PT
Faulty internet cable encounters another problem

Faulty internet cable encounters another problem

The Asia Pacific Gateway (APG) internet cable, which connects Vietnam with much of Asia, encountered a new technical problem on Saturday, while a problem that occurred last month has not been fixed.
January 21, 2023 | 06:48 am PT
US recommends approving Google, Meta undersea data cable to Asia

US recommends approving Google, Meta undersea data cable to Asia

The Biden administration on Friday recommended Alphabet's Google and Facebook parent Meta get permission to use an undersea cable system to handle growing internet traffic with Asia.
December 17, 2021 | 06:27 pm PT
Vietnam to be linked by 126 Tbps pan-Asian submarine cable

Vietnam to be linked by 126 Tbps pan-Asian submarine cable

A new undersea cable with a bandwidth of 126 Tbps, the highest of any serving Vietnam now, is set to become operational next year.
July 5, 2020 | 07:41 pm PT
Internet back to normal in Vietnam as undersea cable fixed

Internet back to normal in Vietnam as undersea cable fixed

Vietnam's Internet speed is back to normal after its international partners repaired the Asia Pacific Gateway cable.
June 29, 2020 | 10:00 pm PT
Vietnam awaits normal internet speeds after cable repairs

Vietnam awaits normal internet speeds after cable repairs

Internet speed in Vietnam may improve next week after completion of repairs to the Asia Pacific Gateway (APG) cable.
June 4, 2020 | 12:30 am PT
Vietnam internet speed slows further as undersea cable breaks down

Vietnam internet speed slows further as undersea cable breaks down

Internet connection to Vietnam via Asia Pacific Gateway (APG) undersea cable was cut off entirely after it encountered an as yet unidentified problem Saturday morning.
May 23, 2020 | 09:31 pm PT
Vietnam internet speed sluggish till early June

Vietnam internet speed sluggish till early June

Vietnamese internet users will continue to experience slow speeds until repairs to the disaster-prone AAG undersea cable are completed on June 2.
May 21, 2020 | 01:48 am PT
Internet resumes full speed service in Vietnam after cable repair

Internet resumes full speed service in Vietnam after cable repair

Millions are enjoying normal internet service after repair work on the AAG undersea cable was completed Tuesday morning, one day earlier than expected.
April 22, 2020 | 02:30 am PT
Cable repair delay slows internet speed in Vietnam

Cable repair delay slows internet speed in Vietnam

Vietnamese internet users will continue suffering slower speeds until next week as repair work is prolonged on two undersea cables.
February 5, 2020 | 03:00 am PT
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