THE $250-million Southeast Asia-United States (SEA-US) submarine cable being built by a global consortium of telecommunications companies should strengthen the competitiveness of Philippine businesses once it is completed next year, Globe Telecom Inc. said.

Globe is part of the consortium that is building the undersea cable that would link the Philippines and Indonesia to Guam, Hawaii, and California in the United States. On Tuesday, the consortium officially announced the start of construction of the project.

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