Infrastructure
Philippines Pitched as Asia's Subsea Cable Hub, Investment and Reforms Crucial
Philippine telco giant PLDT has highlighted the nation's potential to become a major digital crossroads for subsea cables in the Asia-Pacific region. Achieving this requires simplified permitting processes, response protocols, and investment in high-value assets like cloud ecosystems and data centers, the company proposed.
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