{"id":49911,"date":"2022-06-28T06:56:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-27T22:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/?p=49911"},"modified":"2022-06-27T18:57:55","modified_gmt":"2022-06-27T10:57:55","slug":"pldt-triples-international-capacity-us-transpacific-jupiter-cable-ph-link-begins-in-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/2022\/06\/28\/pldt-triples-international-capacity-us-transpacific-jupiter-cable-ph-link-begins-in-july\/","title":{"rendered":"PLDT triples international capacity, US-Transpacific Jupiter Cable PH link begins in July"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The country\u2019s largest fully integrated telco PLDT\u00a0reinforces its lead among local carriers with the most number of Philippine-terminating cables as it activates the\u00a0US-Transpacific Jupiter cable system by July this year. The project, which links the country to the landing station in Daet, Camarines Norte, is expected to further enhance customer experience.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The addition of the Jupiter cable system to PLDT\u2019s infrastructure greatly boosts the telco\u2019s extensive fiber network, providing greater capacity in multiple Terabits per second to customers as well as cable diversity to ensure ability to re-route traffic in the event of undersea cable cuts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cInvestments on infrastructure like Jupiter allow PLDT to provide the vital connectivity that powers our digital economy, enabling us to help transform the country into a globally competitive and digitally-empowered nation,\u201d PLDT and Smart FVP and Head of Enterprise Business Group Jojo G. Gendrano said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSpecifically, this will fortify the Philippines\u2019 position as the next strategic data center hub for global hyperscalers,\u201d Gendrano added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Submarine fiber optic cables are among the most critical components of the internet\u2019s infrastructure, as they serve as the global backbone connecting countries, carrying communications, and enabling e-commerce and the information age. PLDT\u2019s investment in the Jupiter cable system increases and reinforces the capacities and the resiliency of the telco leader\u2019s existing undersea fiber links, to deliver massive amounts of data traffic going in and out of the country to the US.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jupiter uses an \u201copen cable model,\u201d which allows consortium members to increase their capacities as needed by investing in technologies that boost data throughput. This means that by integrating advanced submarine line terminal facility, PLDT can scale up Jupiter\u2019s capacity even as global data traffic grows rapidly and exponentially.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently already the largest among Philippine telcos, Jupiter is anticipated to increase PLDT\u2019s international capacity of 20 Terabit\/s to about 60 Terabit\/s to US and Japan further establishing its lead, and ready to scale with the growing demands of digital services. These include the delivery of Cloud services, Fintech, and rich media content, which seamlessly complements PLDT\u2019s existing fixed and mobile services.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The addition of Jupiter to PLDT\u2019s network will further accelerate the ability of our enterprise customers to execute their digital transformation initiatives,\u201d according to Gendrano. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt will also enable us to increase international capacity into our data centers — now a major component of the country\u2019s digital ecosystem — and enhance the attractiveness of the country as an investment destination.  Moreover, it will allow us to uplift the infrastructure we provide to BPO’s to support their hyper-connectivity requirements, not only in Metro Manila but also in other parts of the country. Lastly, Jupiter will help us support and deliver more advanced digital services such as the increasing adoption of Cloud services and the roll out of 5G for the benefit of our customers,\u201d added Gendrano.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Jupiter Cable system is a joint project of global providers spanning 14,000 kilometers from the US West Coast, Japan, and in Daet, Camarines Norte in the Philippines. This will bring PLDT\u2019s total number of international cabling systems to 17.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPLDT continues to expand and invest in new international cable infrastructures to further improve the capacity and resilience of the country\u2019s international network and continue to deliver unparalleled internet service to its customers. Jupiter is key to enhancing our cable network resilience, increasing the PLDT Group\u2019s submarine cable route diversity, and helps assure our customers with sustained capacity availability in support of their growing demand for data and continuing digital transformation,\u201d said Mario G. Tamayo, Head of Technology at PLDT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently, PLDT operates the country\u2019s most extensive international submarine cable network and is set to expand further with the completion of two more major international cable systems namely Asia Direct Cable (ADC), and the APRICOT cable system set to be completed in the next two years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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