Submarine cable incident record
Asia-Pacific and Southeast Asia cable incident — Confirmed — 2023-05-18
Vietnam’s ministry confirmed completed repairs to IA and SMW3 while AAE-1, AAG and APG repairs remained pending.
Confirmed
- Public classification
- Confirmed
- Affected cable or system
- Confirmed regional incident; no cable was deterministically attributed
- Affected countries
- Vietnam
- Region
- Asia-Pacific and Southeast Asia
- Network state
- Network state unknown
- Physical state
- Physical repair confirmed by report
Lifecycle
- Occurred:
- Repair activity reported:
- Physical repair confirmed:
Original supporting evidence
Public-network measurements can support a Suspected record but cannot prove a physical cable fault or repair. Network recovery can result from rerouting and does not establish physical repair. Confirm operational decisions with the cable owner or carrier.