Infinivan, a Philippine subsidiary of Japanese telco IPS, has begun constructing a cable landing station (CLS) in the Philippines.
The CLS is located in Baler, a municipality on the eastern coast of Luzon, the country’s largest constituent island.
Infinivan also said that plans were being considered for an adjacent data center at the site.
Preparatory works will be undertaken by Taisei Philippine Construction, the Filipino wing of the Japanese Taisei Corporation.
A substantial portion of the Philippines’ subsea cables are located on its western coast, which touches the South China Sea. Baler faces the Pacific.
Details were not shared about prospective customers. Baler is currently connected to Pacific Light Cable Network (PLCN), which links the Philippines to Taiwan and California, US.
Another cable, Apricot, which will be jointly operated by Chunghwa Telecom, Google, Meta, NTT, and Filipino telco PLDT, will connect Baler from Singapore to Japan by 2027.
Infinivan jointly operates the Philippines Domestic Submarine Cable Network (PDSCN), which connects the archipelago nation’s various islands. In April, it began operating a CLS for the PDSCN in Surigao, a northern city on the island of Mindanao.
The telco has a consumer network business in the Philippines. It was recently chosen to establish a fiber network for Cebu, and according to the Philippine Star, is eyeing an IPO sometime between the end of 2025 and the beginning of 2026.
IPS, the Japanese parent company, also provides telco services internationally and in its domestic market of Japan.
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