Reports from several SouthEast Asian news sources have mentioned that the region's Asia-American Gateway (AAG), TGA-Intra Asia (TGA-IA) and SEA-ME-WE3 (SMW3) cables all have suffered damages during the past weeks. The AAG is one of SouthEast Asia's primary cables and connects the region to the mainland US via the Pacific Ocean via Guam, and Hawaii with a 20,000-kilometer undersea cable in which PLDT has also invested into. Read more in our articles including "SE Asia undersea cables got cut; slower internet ensues" and "Globe rolls out Starlink Satellite-to-Mobile Service in the Philippines".
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May 26, 2026Reports from several SouthEast Asian news sources have mentioned that the region's Asia-American Gateway (AAG), TGA-Intra Asia (TGA-IA) and SEA-ME-WE3 (SMW3) cables all have suffered damages during the past weeks. The AAG is one of SouthEast Asia's primary cables and connects the region to the mainland US via the Pacific Ocean via Guam, and Hawaii with a 20,000-kilometer undersea cable in which PLDT has also invested into.
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