Telekom Malaysia Bhd ™ broadband subscribers may experience reduced Internet access speed at least until the end of the month due to a fault on the Asia Submarine Cable Express (ASE) system off Singapore.

TM, in a statement, today said the fault on the ASE system has affected the Cahaya Malaysia submarine cable linking Malaysia to North Asia and the United States (US).

“ASE consists of six fiber pairs of which TM owns two fiber pairs, named Cahaya Malaysia.

“We have immediately taken proactive steps by optimising our networks to reduce congestion and diverting traffic to alternative routes, thus, minimising the impact to our users,” it said.

TM said the restoration works require concerted efforts of all consortium members, and is scheduled to begin on March 25 and is expected to be completed on March 31.


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