The APG submarine cable for Taiwan's external internet is broken! Connections to Telegram and the X platform are extremely slow, and the encryption community is lamenting.

Late night on the 17th, Taiwan's APG submarine cable reported damage. Chunghwa Telecom claimed that external communications are maintained stable through backup routing, but it severely affects the speed of the X platform and Telegram commonly used by the crypto community. (Background: Telegram founder Pavel Durov warns: The free internet is at risk, the era of surveillance is consuming digital freedom) (Background supplement: How to reconstruct the traditional telecom industry with Blockchain and Web3?) Did you feel that the speed was very slow when you opened the X platform and Telegram today? The reason comes from the recent damage to Taiwan's external “APG (Asia-Pacific Gateway)” submarine cable. According to the latest statements from public sectors and telecom operators, there has been no total interruption in external communications, and traffic has been rerouted through other international lines and landing stations, maintaining overall network connectivity. Backup and scheduling mechanism Chunghwa Telecom stated that when specific international submarine cables break or are capacity-restricted, traffic will be immediately redirected to other submarine cables and landing points, while simultaneously activating repair schedules and ship coordination to shorten repair time, but according to the current repair schedule, the earliest may start in November. During the period when a few paths are damaged, the capacity connected to Hong Kong and Southeast Asia may experience temporary tightness, and some services will be rerouted through Japan or other Nodes; users may feel a slight increase in latency. However, according to the current explanation, no global interruption events have been observed, and the impact on financial, market data streaming, and cloud services is within a controllable range. If users need to accelerate their internet service, using a VPN may improve the situation, but it is important to note financial functionality and confidentiality security when using a VPN. Related reports Telegram founder Pavel Durov warns: The free internet is at risk, the era of surveillance is consuming digital freedom NoOnes founder warns: Crypto asset reserve companies are a replica of the 2000 'internet bubble' 〈Taiwan's external internet APG submarine cable is broken! Telegram and X platform connections are extremely slow, the crypto community is in despair〉 This article was first published in BlockTempo, the most influential Blockchain news media.