PH Government Inks Partnership with Facebook for Ultra-High Speed Internet Infrastructure Project

In partnership with Facebook, the Presidential Communications Operations Office has launched the Strategic Engagement and Collaboration to Undertake a Reliable and Efficient Government Internet (SECURE GovNet) project, which aims to build an ultra-high speed internet infrastructure in the Philippines.

PH Government Inks Partnership with Facebook for Ultra-High Speed Internet Infrastructure Project

Teaming up with Department of Information and Communications Technology and the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA), the SECURE GovNet project eyes to build the Luzon bypass Infrastructure, which will improve the speed, affordability, and accessibility of broadband internet in the country.

According to a report, BCDA will lead the construction of the Luzon Bypass Infrastructure, which will have two cable landing stations that are linked by a 250-km cable network corridor. This infrastructure will allow direct connections from Luzon to internet hubs in the United States and Asia.

Meanwhile, Facebook will build and operate a submarine cable system that is connected in the cable stations on the East and West Coasts of Luzon, too.

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Aside from enhancing the internet service in the country, the project will also support the implementation of the Free Public Internet Access, the National Government Portal, and other related projects of government agencies and local government units.

Source: PTV