Globe Joins Regional Consortium to Expand Digital Backbone - BusinessWorld Online

Globe joins regional consortium to expand digital backbone - BusinessWorld Online

GLOBE TELECOM, INC. has joined the Candle Cable System consortium to strengthen the Philippines’ digital backbone by connecting the country to submarine cable links across Asia. “Candle raises the bar for the country’s digital backbone… With the Nasugbu and Baler landings, we are giving enterprises a more resilient path for cloud workloads, AI (artificial intelligence) development, and global operations,” Globe Vice-President and Head of Globe B…

Globe joins the Candle Cable System consortium to boost the Philippines' connectivity backbone

Globe has officially joined the Candle Cable System consortium.Photo from Submarine Networks and Globe logoGlobe to boost the Philippines' connectivity backboneWhat is it? It is a massive 8,000 km submarine cable system with 24 fiber pairs that connects Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore.The capacity? Up to 570 terabits per second, making it one of the highest-capacity systems in Asia.The consortium members are Me…