Boracay leg of subsea cable completed 

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InfiniVAN – the only Japan-affiliated telco in the country and one of the largest internet service providers — completed the Boracay leg of the longest subsea cable network in the country last November.

The Philippine Domestic Submarine Cable Network (PDSCN) is designed to directly interconnect islands and provinces in the Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao island groups to the internet

Representatives of the project proponents and joint-build partners InfiniVAN, Eastern Telecom, Globe Telecom, LGU officials, suppliers and community members gathered in a ceremonial cable pulling event on November 25 at the Savoy Hotel in Boracay’s Newcoast.

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The joint-build project is regarded as a milestone because it will add a huge amount of domestic data transmission bandwidth capacity and much needed resiliency to the country’s internet network infrastructure. When completed, the PDSCN project will improve mobile and broadband connectivity across the country, including far-flung islands and other underserved areas.

InfiniVAN chief technology officer Alberto Espedido said besides connecting major islands in the country, the project will also help boost tourism and commerce in more provinces.

Espedido said the fiber optic cable technology used in the country’s biggest and longest submarine cable installation is “future-proof.” Unrepeatered fiber cables used in the project can handle large data throughputs that can be further expanded through advances in terminal equipment over the next 20 to 25 years.

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