TOKYO -- A Philippine government agency and two telecom companies have signed a memorandum of understanding to upgrade and promote a fiber-optic spine that runs across the Philippines' main Luzon Island, connecting submarine cables under the Pacific Ocean to their counterparts under the South China Sea.
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Philippines to upgrade Luzon fiber-optic cable to bypass dangerous waters
Telcos join project to connect cables under the Pacific and South China Sea
The Philippines plans to utilize critical telecommunications infrastructure on its main Luzon Island with the help of two telecom companies, including one from Japan. (Photo by Yuichi Shiga)
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