TransportationJapan's KDDI to take part in Philippines' first subway project
Carrier to help construct telecom infrastructure for Metro Manila development
KDDI will be responsible for telecom and fare systems on about 30 kilometers of the Metro Manila Subway Project, a train depot and the operations control center.
CHIHIRO ISHIKAWA, Nikkei staff writer
January 15, 2024 18:54 JST
TOKYO -- Japanese telecommunications company KDDI announced Monday that it will help develop the first subway in Manila by constructing telecom and fare collection systems, as part of a national project to ease traffic congestion and air pollution in the metropolitan area.