Submarine cable resilience

The Asia-America Gateway (AAG) submarine cable, which connects the US to Southeast Asia, has been experiencing outages due to damaged cables. The AAG cable is a key route for internet traffic between the two regions. The outages have been caused by damaged sections of the cable, which are being repaired. The AAG cable has been in operation since 2009 and has a design capacity of 3.85 Tbps. The outages have not affected internet speeds in the affected areas. The cable is designed to be resilient, with multiple fiber pairs and a dual-ring configuration. The outages are being repaired, and the cable is expected to be fully operational soon. The AAG cable is owned and operated by a consortium of companies, including AT&T, Google, and others.