International fiber optic cable lands in Batangas

The 9,400-kilometer underwater Asia Direct Cable (ADC) "landed" in Nasugbu, Batangas on Friday, marking the first major development since PLDT Inc. announced the start of its construction last month. The $75-million cable system is slated for completion by the end of next year. ADC is an international consortium whose members include PLDT, China Telecom, China Unicom, National Telecom, Singtel, SoftBank Corp., Tata Communications and Viettel Group. "We are grateful to the local government of Batangas for working with us to land another subsea cable system that will not only cement Batangas' position as a crucial landing point of global data in the Philippines but more so propel the...

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