Two aging subsea telecommunications cables serving Taiwan's Matsu archipelago have stopped functioning, with the outages ...

According to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), undersea cables carry more than 90% of global internet data ...

Two ageing subsea telecoms cables serving Taiwan's Matsu archipelago have stopped functioning, with the outages blamed on "natural deterioration", Taipei communication officials said on Wednesday.

Chunghwa Telecom announced yesterday that communication between Taiwan and Lienchiang County (Matsu) via undersea cable has ...

Taiwan's Ministry of Digital Affairs said on Wednesday that undersea cables to the Matsu Islands, which lie close to the coast of China, were disconnected due to "natural deterioration" and back-up ...

Although the undersea cable was damaged, Chunghwa Telecom was able to reroute internet communications through backups. The damaged cable belongs to Trans-Pacific Express, which links China, Taiwan ...

The sheer length of the cables makes them nearly impossible to defend. Taiwan has explored contingency plans to fall back on if its communications cables are cut, including satellites and ...

The Taiwanese Coast Guard said seven Chinese nationals were aboard a ship suspected of causing the damage. By Meaghan Tobin Muyi Xiao and Amy Chang Chien Meaghan Tobin and Amy Chang Chien reported ...

An undersea cable off the coast of Taiwan was damaged on January 3, allegedly by the Shunxin-39, a Cameroonian-registered cargo ship with suspected links to mainland China. The incident follows ...