JUPITER CABLE. Local government officials from the municipality of Daet and the provincial government of Camarines Norte with executives of PLDT-Smart during the inauguration of the Jupiter Cable System landing station in Daet, Camarines Norte on Tuesday (July 12, 2022). PLDT-Smart FVP and head of Enterprise Group Jojo Gendrano said the cable system now provides the fastest connection between the Philippines, the United States, and Japan. (Photo courtesy of PLDT)
MANILA – The new ‘Jupiter’ cable system is seen to boost the international data transfer capacity of the Philippines and is now the fastest cable system between the Philippines and the United States.
In a statement on Tuesday, PLDT-Smart FVP and head of Enterprise Group Jojo Gendrano said the new cable system “significantly advances” not only the companies’ digital infrastructure but the “overall digital readiness” of the country.
“The Jupiter Cable system serves as an international highway for global data traffic to reach the Philippines. It is expected to exponentially boost the country’s international capacity to the USA and Japan, further encourage the global trade of digital services, and as a result, propelling the country’s digital economy,” Gendrano said.
Its new landing station in Daet, Camarines Norte was inaugurated Tuesday.
The cable system is the latest of PLDT’s 16 international cables that route critical data traffic going in and out of the country.
The cable traverses the Pacific Ocean from North America going directly to Maruyama and Shima in Japan and to its new landing station in the Philippines.
Once fully operational, Jupiter is seen to increase PLDT’s international capacity of 20 Terabits per second to about 60 Terabits per second.
“PLDT’s growing investments in undersea fiber links reinforces the company’s strong commitment to building data capacity and network resiliency to help fortify the digital competitiveness of the Philippines and serve the massive demand of hyperscalers,” he said.
Jupiter, he said, is the first international submarine cable system in the Philippines to use an “open cable model” that allows PLDT to deliver hyperscale bandwidth “more quickly” to enterprises across the world.
“PLDT commits to boosting the hyperscale readiness of the country by investing in digital infrastructure that enables the digital adoption and automation of industries and businesses across all economic sectors, helping accelerate growth, demand, and consumption of digital services, ultimately helping uplift the quality of life of Filipinos,” he said. (PNA)
