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| DICT Acting Secretary Eliseo Rio Jr. and China Telecom Chairman Yang Jie sign a joint letter of intent for a cable landing station / photo from Rappler |
Manila, Philippines - Coincided with the
visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to the country, the Department of Information
and Communications Technology (DICT) has confirmed that it’s partnering with China
Telecommunications Corporation.
This partnership aims to establish a
submarine broadband infrastructure that will ensure faster internet
connectivity in the country.
DICT Acting Secretary Eliseo Rio Jr. and
China Telecom Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Yang Jie signed the letter
of intent for the utilization of the DICT’s existing cable landing station
together with the latter’s submarine cable this Tuesday.
“DICT and China Telecom will assess the
feasibility of coming up with a cooperative effort. Specifically, our country
needs cable landing stations that are independent of Globe and Smart. For more
than 10 years, our gateway facilities are controlled by Globe and Smart,” Rio
said during the signing ceremony held at the DICT office in Quezon City.
The DICT official, on the other hand,
clarified that negotiations for establishing a cable landing facility with
China Telecom were conducted before the selection process for the country's
third telco player was made.
Given that, China Telecom’s international
submarine telecommunications cable will directly connect the Philippines with
Hong Kong and the United States.
Reportedly, the facility uses optical fiber
(fiber optics) technology for the signal and digital data, including telephone
and also the internet traffic through a submarine cable stretching across the
oceans.
“This is our first step in providing the
foundation for faster and cheaper internet services for Filipinos. With this
partnership, we are setting up our international gateway facility that is
crucial for world-class telecommunication services,” Mislatel consortium
spokesperson Atty. Adel Tamano said.
Source: PNA
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