Submarine cable incident record

Asia-America Gateway (AAG) Cable System, Asia-Africa-Europe-1 cable event — 2021-10-29

Event ID evt_hist_807f51cc61f23838 · October 29, 2021

AAG undersea cable breaks for third time in a year, disrupting Vietnam internet; AAE-1 also still broken.

Assumed resolved

Affected cable or system

Asia-America Gateway (AAG) Cable System, Asia-Africa-Europe-1

Affected countries

Vietnam

Region

Asia-Pacific and Southeast Asia

Evidence mode

Reported evidence

Source extraction confidence

95%

Resolution

Assumed resolved after six months without newer evidence

Lifecycle

• Occurred: 2021-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
• Resolution date: 2022-04-29T00:00:00.000Z

Original supporting evidence

1. Vietnam Internet Cable Cable Broken Third Time In A Year Submarine Telecoms Forum Archive · 2021-11-01T15:40:35.000Z

Confidence describes automated extraction of the cited source, not a probability that every named cable was physically cut. Historical records may be marked assumed resolved when no newer evidence was available. Confirm operational decisions with the cable owner or carrier.

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