Philippines-based Globe Telecom has joined the Candle Cable System consortium, a major regional initiative aimed at strengthening digital connectivity across Asia through a new high-capacity subsea network.
The consortium is led by Meta, SoftBank Corp., NEC Corp. and other regional partners and plans to develop an 8,000 km submarine cable linking Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore. The system is expected to be operational by 2028 and will deliver up to 570 terabits per second of capacity, making it one of the highest-capacity networks in the region.
Globe will participate as both an investor and landing party, with the cable connecting to its Nasugbu landing station in Batangas, alongside another landing point in Baler. This dual-site configuration is designed to improve network resilience and reduce risks from natural disruptions such as earthquakes and typhoons.
The system will use a 24-fibre-pair architecture to enhance capacity and reduce latency, supporting growing demand for cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and enterprise digital services across the Asia-Pacific region. Direct connectivity to major digital hubs such as Japan and Singapore is also expected to improve performance for data-intensive applications.