Philippines-Singapore internet link restored after cable outage
Internet connectivity between the Philippines and Singapore has been restored following a submarine cable outage. Local telecommunications providers successfully rerouted traffic to stabilize services after the disruption.
Why it matters
Reliable undersea cable infrastructure is critical for regional digital economies, and outages can cause significant economic and communication disruptions.
MANILA; The segment of the Philippine-Singapore cable that went down was restored on Saturday, Oct. 3, bringing internet service back to normal, a Philippine-based telecommunications company said.
InfiniVAN Inc., a Japanese-Filipino telecommunications and information and communications technology solutions provider, said in an advisory that the C2C Submarine Cable (Philippine-Singapore) segment had been fully restored.
Several internet service providers (ISPs) in the country experienced network connection and internet speed issues on Friday.
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