MANILA, Philippines ? Telecom services provider Smart Communications said a pan-Asia cable cut early Wednesday caused adverse disruptions in its international and broadband services.

In a statement, Smart stressed the disruption affected its international voice and SMS services. Its Smart Bro and Smart Bro Plug-It services are also affected by the cable cut, which was reported to have happened around 10 a.m.

?We are still awaiting word on the cause of the fiber cuts,? the statement said. ?In the meantime, Smart would like to assure the general public that close coordination is on-going with our network counterparts abroad to aid in restoring normal services as soon as possible.?

The affected undersea cable is the Asia-Pacific Cable Network 2 (APCN2), which runs between China and Taiwan but also connects to the Philippines, Hong Kong, South Korea, Japan, Singapore and Malaysia.

It is not yet known what caused the cable cut.

The APCN2 is managed by a consortium of 26 Asian telecom operators. Globe Telecom, meanwhile, has yet to announce if its services have also been affected by the cable cut.

The last major incidence of a cable cut of the APCN2 happened during the December 2006 earthquake in Japan, which affected Internet access across Asia.