PLDT will continue to expand its international cable network as the initial phase of cable construction of the Asia Direct Cable (ADC) begins. The construction of the 9,400-kilometer subsea cable will commence in the Philippines and target completion of all landing links is end of 2023. When completed, ADC will link seven international cable landing points across East and Southeast Asia from Batangas, Philippines to Tuas, Singapore; Chung Hom Kok, Hong Kong; Maruyama, Japan; Quy Nhon, Vietnam; Sri Racha, Thailand; and Shantou, MainlandChina.

ADC will feature a minimum of 200G DWDM system per wavelength design, which will significantly expand PLDT's network bandwidth going in and out of the country. Once fully equipped, this will provide PLDT an additional international network capacity of at least 36Tbps for faster delivery of hyperscale data across East and Southeast Asia.