Why is the introduction of the APG cable route good news for the network community in general across the region? And what is the difference between this AAG and APG cable?
This is a sea cable route that plays a major role in Southeast Asia in general and Vietnam in particular.
AAG is a more than 20,000km long transcontinental undersea fiber optic cable connecting Southeast Asia to the US mainland – exactly what its full name says.
This is a sea cable route that plays a major role in Southeast Asia in general and Vietnam in particular, because it is the only cable route that transmits direct connections from Vietnam and other countries to the US – where the server is operated. of the world’s most popular major services such as Facebook, Google, Youtube… Currently, Vietnamese carriers are exploiting and using this cable route such as FPT, Viettel, VNPT…
With a total investment of nearly 600 million USD, AAG was put into operation in November 2009, with a total capacity of up to 2Tb/s. The AAG service has core landing points at Mersing (Malaysia), Changi (Singapore), Sri Racha (Thailand), Tungku (Bruney), Vung Tau (Vietnam), Currimao (Philippines), South Lantau (Hong Kong). , Guam (USA), Hawaii (USA)… The AAG route in Vietnam is located in Vung Tau, located in section S1 with a length of 314km.
Recently, major telecom operators across the country have jointly announced to put into use the APG undersea fiber optic cable line. With the investment of leading internet service providers in Vietnam such as FPT, Viettel, VNPT and CMC, this is a completely new undersea fiber optic cable, promising to bring optimal performance and benefits for quality. Internet services to users.
APG is expected to reach a maximum bandwidth of 54 Tb/s, which is the largest recorded traffic in Asia.
The length of this cable line reaches 10,400km, connecting from Singapore, Malaysia through Da Nang (Vietnam) to Japan and Korea. 4 years is the time it takes to invest, deploy and complete the construction of this project.
APG is expected to reach a maximum bandwidth of 54 Tb/s (nearly 20 times higher than AAG’s maximum 2.88 Tb/s) – the largest recorded traffic in the region. Asia. When in operation, APG will certainly help ensure more favorable connection conditions to develop more aspects of better interference with major economies in Asia such as China, Japan, and Taiwan. , Hong Kong.
The ability to substitute for the current operating international channels is also strengthened by the presence of APG, including the AAG undersea cable that is frequently malfunctioned by a series of incidents as mentioned. . APG is expected to improve international traffic to be more stable, not stagnant.