PLDT will switch on the branch linking the Philippines to the JUPITER cable system this month. The JUPITER submarine cable system links Maruyama and Shima in Japan with Los Angeles in the US (ready for service [RFS] in 2020), with a branch to Daet in the Philippines. The 14,000km JUPITER network utilises ROADM which employs wavelength selective switch (WSS) technology, providing a greater diversity of connections and enhanced reliability for customers as well as optimised connectivity to data centres on the West Coast of the US.
