Following the repair of the Asia America Gateway (AAG) undersea cable late in June, the Intra Asia (IA) cable system connecting Viet Nam to the United States was reportedly cut. — Photo gamek.vn

HA NOI (Biz Hub) — Following the repair of the Asia America Gateway (AAG) undersea cable late in June, the Intra Asia (IA) cable system connecting Viet Nam to the United States was reportedly cut.

The cut will be repaired between July 12 and 19.

The break will slow down Internet speeds between Viet Nam and other countries. The cable was cut some 45km off the coast of Singapore.

The IA is used by major local providers FPT, Viettel and CMC. According to Viettel Group, they will be the most affected Internet provider, so they have transferred traffic from IA to AAG to maintain the quality of the connection.

Other Internet providers are mainly using the AAG and landlines, so they will not be as affected by the IA breakdown.

The group said they were working with their partner, Tata Communications, the operator of the IA connection to Singapore, to fix the cut.

The IA undersea cable system was officially launched in November 2009, connecting Singapore, Viet Nam, the Philippines, Hong Kong and Japan. The 6,800km-long system boasts a data transfer speed of 3.84Tbps. — VNS