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Telecommunications giant PLDT Inc. on Wednesday he informed the public of upcoming emergency maintenance activities that will take place over five days.
“Emergency maintenance activities will take place at Asian American Gateway (AAG), one of PLDT’s international cable systems, from Friday, September 25, 2020 at 8:00 a.m. to Wednesday 30 September 2020 at 5:00 AM (Philippine Standard Time) “. the telecommunications firm wrote in a notice.
AAG is a 20,000-kilometer-long, $ 553.63 million fiber optic cable network connecting the Philippines with the US.
It also connects Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei Darussalam, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Guam, Hawaii and the west coast of the United States.
AAG support services such as broadband internet and broadband applications, therefore these services are expected to be impacted by emergency maintenance.
However, the telecommunications firm assured that there are measures to minimize the impact of the activity for subscribers of PLDT and Smart Communications.
“We will provide regular updates as the operation progresses, we appreciate your understanding,” he said.
We would like to assure subscribers to PLDT and Smart Communications, Inc. that measures are in place to minimize the impact of this activity. We will provide regular updates as the operation progresses, we appreciate your understanding.
– PLDT Inc. (@pldt) September 23, 2020
Since the government placed various parts of the country in the community quarantine phase in an attempt to reduce the transmission of the coronavirus disease, non-essential workers were advised to continue operations through remote work.
The work-from-home setup led to a renewed reliance on home Internet connections, with some requesting fiber optic services for faster Internet than regular DSL or direct subscriber line that relies on phone lines.
PLDT said that to meet public needs, PLDT has launched a modernization program to upgrade customers still using copper-based ADSL service to fiber in the next 18 months, increasing Internet speeds for free.
“COVID-19 has set our agenda for the foreseeable future. In the beginning, our task was clearly to keep people connected as the country closed. Moving forward, we will grow our business by helping our customers, and the country, rebuild their lives and livelihoods with powerful connectivity such as fiber, 4G, and now 5G, combined with innovative digital solutions. ”President, President and CEO PLDT executive. Manuel V. Pangilinan said.
PLDT Revenue Director and Smart President Alfredo Panlilio He also said that the modernization program is necessary due to the increasing demand for high-speed Internet access for more homes and businesses.
“The program will boost Internet service for PLDT Home and Enterprise customers at fiber speeds, at no additional cost,” he said.
PLDT covered some 7.8 million trafficked households in the first half of 2020, 8% more than at the end of 2019.
Its competitor, Converge ICT, also increased its capabilities to meet the increased demand for fast and reliable Internet service.
It recently purchased a fleet of LausGroup service vehicles to augment its workforce with a larger fleet configured to speed up installation and repair in different coverage areas.
Editor’s Note: A unit of the PLDT media conglomerate has a majority stake in Philstar Global Corp., which is run by Interaksyon. This article was prepared independently following the editorial guidelines.
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