Internet users in Viet Nam should prepare to suffer snail-paced connections for the next five days as the crucial submarine Internet cable system undergoes maintenance, the 10^th time in the past three years.

An Internet cable is seen in a server room in this picture illustration.

Maintenance procedures on the Asia America Gateway (AAG) are expected to be completed by 5:00 am on September 19, according to the AAG operator.

Until then, users in Viet Nam should expect slow and disrupted connections to websites and online services hosted outside the country.

Although local Internet service providers have back-up plans to ensure connection quality for their users, the AAG’s continued problems is proving to be a huge headache for both providers and users in the Southeast Asian country.

The AAG is a 20,000-kilometer-long submarine communications cable system that connects Southeast Asia with the U.S. mainland across the Pacific Ocean, via Guam and Hawaii.

Viet Nam is connected to four international submarine Internet cable systems, namely the AAG, SMW3 (Southeast Asia - Middle East - Western Europe 3), TVH (Thailand-Viet Nam-Hong Kong), and IA (Intra Asia).

(Source: Tuoitrenews)