An undersea data cable connecting the Philippines to Hong Kong got damaged, prompting major telecommunications company PLDT to issue a statement regarding the situation. There are several cable systems that connect the country to Hong Kong including the Asia-America Gateway (AAG), the EAC-C2C, the APCN-2, and the Southeast Asia Japan Cable (SJC). PLDT has not announced the specific cable in concern, but Converge ICT confirms the damaged cable to be from the AAG, a 20,000-kilometer undersea cable system that connects several Southeast Asian countries and Hong Kong to the United States including Guam and Hawaii. The Asia-America Gateway (AAG) Cable System This isn't the first time undersea cables were cut, as we've reported multiple cable system damages in September 2017 and another back in 2014, both of which had parts of the AAG cable system damaged. BIT Week also features the Hong Kong World Youth Science Conference and the Xiangjiang Nobel Forum, where top global scientists and Nobel Prize winners will share ideas on cutting-edge tech like quantum computing and AI. Read more in our articles including "PH undersea cable to Hong Kong cut; slower internet ensues" and "InnoEX and Hong Kong Electronics Fair 2026 set for April, to showcase AI, robotics, smart home, health tech, and more".
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Apr 20, 2024An undersea data cable connecting the Philippines to Hong Kong got damaged, prompting major telecommunications company PLDT to issue a statement regarding the situation. There are several cable systems that connect the country to Hong Kong including the Asia-America Gateway (AAG), the EAC-C2C, the APCN-2, and the Southeast Asia Japan Cable (SJC).
PLDT has not announced the specific cable in concern, but Converge ICT confirms the damaged cable to be from the AAG, a 20,000-kilometer undersea cable system that connects several Southeast Asian countries and Hong Kong to the United States including Guam and Hawaii. The Asia-America Gateway (AAG) Cable System This isn't the first time undersea cables were cut, as we've reported multiple cable system damages in September 2017 and another back in 2014, both of which had parts of the AAG cable system damaged. BIT Week also features the Hong Kong World Youth Science Conference and the Xiangjiang Nobel Forum, where top global scientists and Nobel Prize winners will share ideas on cutting-edge tech like quantum computing and AI.
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