TELECOM and digital services provider PLDT plans to open a new undersea cable system before the year ends as part of its continued efforts to support the rising demand for high-speed broadband.

In a statement, PLDT said the new 25,000-kilometer submarine cable system, called Asia-Africa-Europe 1 Submarine Cable System (AAE-1), will connect the Philippines to the three continents.

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