PLDT says issue with submarine cable causing slower browsing

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<p>MANILA - PLDT on Monday confirmed that its broadband internet service is being affected by an issue with a submarine cable provider.</p><p>The telco said that one of its submarine cable partners confirmed a loss in some of its internet bandwidth capacity, and thus causing slower internet browsing. </p><p>&quot;We are now working with our partners to provide alternate capacity that would restore the browsing experience in the next few hours,&quot; PLDT said.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Screencap from downdetector.com" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/business/06/05/pldt.jpg"/><figcaption><em>Screencap from downdetector.com</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Outage reporting website downdetector.com showed a spike in the number of users reporting that their PLDT internet service was down around 4 p.m.</p><p>&quot;Just around 4:00 PM PHT, Bicutan, Paranaque area, our internet connection speed dropped to below 20 mbps (download/upload) with varying latency around 15-25ms,&quot; one downdetector.com user posted.</p><p>There was still no improvement 30 minutes later, the user said. </p><div><em>More details to follow.</em></div>

PLDT on Monday confirmed that its broadband internet service is being affected by an issue with a submarine cable provider.

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PLDT says issue with submarine cable causing slower browsing

PLDT says issue with submarine cable causing slower browsing

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Published Jun 05, 2023 07:25 PM PHT

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