PLDT to invest in PH-US cable system
Telecommunications company PLDT Inc. is planning to invest in a new cable system linking the Philippines and the United States to own fiber pairs and support the hyperscale, enterprise, and internet requirements in the country.
This comes after the telco firm found a heightened demand for their services due to global hyperscalers and the accelerated digital transformation across consumer and enterprise markets.
PLDT is also set to expand its international bandwidth capacity in the next two years, with the expected completion of three major international cable systems — the Jupiter cable system, Asia Direct Cable (ADC), and the APRICOT cable system.
These projects are set to be completed and fully operational by Q2 2022, 2023, and 2024, respectively.
As of 2021, the telecom giant owns five international internet gateways to fortify the group’s infrastructure for internet and IP-based services.
These gateways also enhance the connections of PLDT’s fixed and wireless networks to content and internet services available from, and businesses connected to the global internet.
Moreover, PLDT maintains and operates three international cable landing stations in La Union, Batangas, and Daet that are all connected to three international transmission maintenance centers through an advanced terrestrial fiber mesh network.
