The Philippines is at a turning point in its digital journey, and Globe Business is calling on industry leaders to build the country’s digital backbone together.

During the 2025 Globe Business G Summit breakout session, “Unlocking Powerful Connections to Fuel the Future of Philippine Infrastructure,” telco executives, data center leaders, and technology partners emphasized the need to break away from siloed infrastructure models and embrace a shared ecosystem for connectivity, cloud, and content.

Globe Business Vice President for Wholesale Cocoy Claravall outlined projects that highlight this shift—new Festoon loops in Luzon, subsea expansion via the Philippine Domestic Submarine Cable Network (PDSCN) and Asia Link Cable, and the Managed Optical Fiber Network (MOFN). MOFN allows hyperscalers and carriers to customize connections while Globe manages deployment and maintenance.

“Our role has expanded. We’re no longer just connecting endpoints—we’re enabling ecosystems from subsea to cloud, from enterprise to end user,” Claravall said.

Ciena ASEAN’s Sales Engineering Director Wong Kian Soon added that MOFN balances control and convenience, giving customers flexibility to scale networks while operators ensure reliability.

On the data center front, ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) Philippines CEO Carlo Malana underscored the country’s rising status as a hyperscale hub, citing operational campuses in Cavite and Fairview as anchors for AI and cloud growth.

Globe Business Head KD Dizon stressed that collaboration is the way forward. “Infrastructure is more than physical assets—it’s about trust, alignment, and the will to build beyond individual interests. If we want real digital progress, we need to co-create the grid that will carry it.”

The dialogue concluded with a clear call to action: building the nation’s digital future is no longer a solo race, but a collective mission to position the Philippines as a leading digital hub in Asia.