May 11
The Philippine Data Communications Grid (Part IV): Undersea Cable Dependency and Landing-Station Risk
By Cliff PottsCSO and Editor-in-Chief, WPS NewsB.S., Telecommunications Management Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines — Tuesday, May 12, 2026 (12:35 p.m. Philippine Time) Why undersea cables are both strength and liability For an archipelago, undersea fiber is unavoidable. It is the only way to move large volumes of data between islands and to the global network. At the same time, it introduces…