PLDT Inc. recently deployed additional submarine cable links to connect major islands in Southern Luzon and Visayas for the first time, expanding its fiber service to Burias Island in Masbate, Lubang Island in Occidental Mindoro and Semirara Island in Antique. The fiber connectivity will improve...
CEBU CITY – A criminal complaint for theft has been filed against a policeman accused of stealing cable wires owned by a telecommunications company. Police Staff Sgt. Joel Superales Soliva will also face administrative charges that the Philippine National Police (PNP) will file against him, said...
The South East Asia Hainan - Hong Kong Express Cable System (SEA-H2X), a new, high-performance, submarine cable connecting the Philippines, Hong Kong, SAR China, Hainan China, Thailand, East Malaysia and Singapore, will bring the speed and capacity to digitally transform the region in two years....
PLDT Inc. is embarking on a major project to deploy over 600 kilometers of additional submarine fiber links to boost connectivity in Luzon, particularly in the southern Luzon provinces of Sorsogon, Quezon, Albay and Occidental Mindoro, as well as in parts of Visayas, such as Samar and Aklan. The...
Sky Cable Corp., through its business solutions arm SKYBIZ, is introducing new broadband bundled packages to help boost business productivity, seamless collaboration, and tools to assist in digital transformation. The firm launched its BIZTastic BunDeals allowing new subscribers to choose any...
Rampant cable-cutting in Cebu, Bacolod, and Bohol is wreaking havoc on Globe Telecom Inc.'s efforts to restore connectivity in Typhoon Odette - damaged areas, the company said on Thursday, March 17. The strong tropical cyclone toppled cell sites in the Visayas, mostly in Cebu, and compromised main...
DipologCableLanding As part of this year's P80 BIllion capex, PLDT Inc. began cable-laying operations in Dipolog City to fortify its fiber network in Mindanao. The new segment will connect PLDT’s submarine fiber optic cable from the municipality of Zamboanguita in Negros Oriental and beef up...
Sky Cable Corporation’s broadband internet service provider SKY Fiber is aiming to get a bigger piece of the rapidly growing home internet market by offering cost-effective internet connectivity. In a media briefing, the firm launched its new Super Speed Plans that address the need for fast and...
Converge Adds 1_3Tbps International Capacity Fiber broadband operator Converge ICT Solutions Inc. has boosted its international network capacity by 1.3 TeraBits per second (Tbps) in the C2C cable system, making its submarine cable configuration fully redundant. The C2C cable system is part of the...
Screenshot_20211029-105956_Yahoo Mail Fiber broadband operator Converge ICT Solutions Inc. this month completed its P6-billion domestic submarine cable connecting the country’s major islands - Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao, to its national fiber backbone. The 1,800 kilometer subsea cable makes its...
A lineman of a local power firm was injured after being bitten by a snake he helped rescued from a power line in Jaro district of Iloilo City. (PIXABAY / FILE PHOTO) In a report from ABS CBN, local residents first saw the snake coiled in a power line and immediately reported it to the authorities...
PLDT Inc. is investing P3.9 Billion (US$80M) in the APRICOT undersea cable system to entice global hyperscalers expanding in the region, the telco today, August 16. pldt-logo-ver2 PLDT formed a consortium with four other parties for the cable system, which will be fully operational in 2024. The...
