Digital Disaster in Asia

As of yesterday parts of Asia including Manila are still experiencing slow internet connection caused by the massive undersea earthquake of 7.1 magnitude which hit Taiwan's southern coast.

According to reports seven of the eight major undersea fiber-optic communication cables near southern Taiwan were heavily damaged. Because of the damaged done by the Earthquake Internet and telecommunications within East Asia and to Europe and to US remains interrupted.

SMW4 was the only cable left unaffected. Cables such as Flag Telecom, East Asia Crossing (EAC) and Asia-Pacific Cable Network (APCN) were only partially affected. Internet connection in, and to and from, the region remains slow.