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Being fixedUpdated 1 Nov 2026SCS-2026-0014

APG cut off Kuantan, Malaysia

Taiwan's Ministry of Digital Affairs says APG was cut about 65 km from Kuantan, Malaysia, on 20 May 2026. Repair is scheduled to finish by 18 December 2026, depending on repair-ship scheduling and sea conditions. Traffic is rerouted over APCN-2 and SJC2.

Repair planned
ETR
12 Dec 2026
Taiwan Ministry of D…1

Key facts

Cable
Asia Pacific Gateway (APG)
Down for
…
Fault reported
20 May 2026
Where
About 65 km from Kuantan, Malaysia (MODA)Shown with a ±20 km (12 mi) radiusTaiwan Ministry of D…1
Section
Cherating (Kuantan) branch
Cause
Not established

Updates

  1. 1 Nov 2026 04:59 UTCRepair planned

    Status: Repair planned

    Taiwan Ministry of D…1
  2. 20 May 2026Opened · Fault confirmed

    APG cut off Kuantan, Malaysia

    Taiwan Ministry of D…1
›Sources for this incident1 source · 1 regulator · why we believe the above
  1. Taiwan Ministry of Digital Affairs — Subsea cable faults table, 27 Oct 20261
    Regulator

    Supports: fault confirmed, status, fault location, repair estimate, impact

    “115/5/20距馬來西亞關丹約65公里處斷纜。預定完修時間：115/12/18。替代路由：亞太網路二號(APCN-2)、東南亞日本二號(SJC2)。”
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Compiled from the linked sources. Last reviewed 1 Nov 2026. How corrections work

Conditions and signals · Waves 0.6 m · No outage signals
  • Sea conditions at the fault: waves about 0.6 m now, up to 0.6 m over the next 3 days. (Open-Meteo marine model)
  • Internet outage signals in the last 24 hours (IODA): none in China, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan.

Shown for context. An earthquake or storm nearby is only given as the cause when a source says so, and outage signals show connectivity dropped somewhere in a country, not which cable.