Chunghwa Telecom’s two Taiwan-Malaysia submarine cables were disconnected on the evening of February 2 and at noon on February 8 respectively, which severely affected customer communication services in the Matsu area. The two submarine cables of Taiwan and Malaysia were completely broken. Regarding this, the NCC stated today that the Taima 2 submarine cable was suspected to be damaged by a Chinese mainland fishing boat on February 2, and the Taima 3 submarine cable was suspected to be damaged by MMSI on February 8. For the damage to the mainland-registered cargo ship, Zhonghua Electronics has reported the case to the Coast Guard.
National Communications Commission (NCC) Deputy Chairman and Spokesperson Weng Baizong said yesterday that according to Chunghwa Telecom’s information, the Taima 2 submarine cable was cut off by a Chinese mainland fishing boat, and the Taima 3 submarine cable was cut off by an unknown The famous freighter hooked off.
Weng Baizong said in an interview today that Chunghwa Telecom reported back later yesterday that the Taiwan-Malaysia 2 submarine cable was initially judged to have been damaged by Chinese fishing boats on February 2. As for the Taiwan-Malaysia No. 3 submarine cable, according to the automatic identification system, Chunghwa Electronics recorded the Maritime Mobile Services Identification Number (MMSI) and judged that it was suspected to be damaged by MMSI as a cargo ship registered in mainland China on February 8, but the information is still sought by the Coast Guard. CLP has also reported the case to the Coast Guard.
Senior telecom executives who are familiar with the submarine cable business explained that two submarine cables were disconnected at the same time last year. This is the second time that they have contacted 10 ships in succession. Among the international submarine cable ships that can arrive in Taiwan for emergency repairs, it is estimated that the fastest Can arrive in Taiwan on April 20. The international submarine cable ship leaves the port and comes to Taiwan for maintenance. The maintenance cost is calculated in days. The cost of one submarine cable repair is about NT$10 million to NT$20 million.
Weng Bozong mentioned that Matsu’s usual external communication traffic is 8 to 9Gbps. CLP reports that the follow-up microwave backup capacity will be expanded to 3.8Gbps in mid-March, 4.382Gbps at the end of June, and 8.148Gbps by the end of this year, which is the end of the year. The backup capacity can be close to the same level as usual.
Editor: Qin Yingwen
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