NTT Announcement:
Due to the impact of multiple simultaneous submarine cable system failures, the Asia backbone is currently operating at a degraded capacity. This is resulting in intermittent latency spikes and packet loss for end-users, with a notable concentration in the Taiwan and Hong Kong regions.
Below is a list of ongoing outages currently affecting the capacity of the GIN backbone. Please note any ETR is tentative.
GIN-INC0061176
System: FNAL
Impacted area: Asia
Impacted capacity: Taiwan to Japan, Hong Kong to Tokyo
Location: 1072km from Wada Japan
ETR: 08/25/2025
Outage start: 01/04/2025 1342utc
GIN-INC0068945
System: APG and EAC
Impacted area: Asia
Impacted capacity: Taiwan to Hong Kong
Location: 259km from Hong Kong landing station
ETR: TBD
Outage start: 07/06/2025 0611utc
GIN-INC0068947
System: ADC
Impacted area: Asia
Impacted capacity: Hong Kong to Tokyo
Location: 210km from Hong Kong landing station
ETR: 08/04/2025
Outage start: 07/06/2025 0701utc
GIN-INC0068951
System: C2C
Impacted area: Asia
Impacted capacity: Hong Kong to Tokyo
Location: Seg 1 between Hong Kong and Nasugbo
ETR: TBD
Outage start: 07/06/2025 1004utc
GIN-INC0068953
System: RNAL
Impacted area: Asia
Impacted capacity: Singapore to Osaka
Location: Between Tongfuk, Hong Kong and Busan, South Korea
ETR: 09/21/2025
Outage start: 07/06/2025 1014utc
GIN-INC0069121
System: C2C
Impacted area: Asia
Impacted capacity: Taiwan to Hong Kong
Location: 385.6 km away from Hong Kong Cable Station
ETR: 10/04/2025
Outage start: 07/10/2025 1347utc