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THE National Government has launched the country’s first National Fiber Backbone project, which is aimed at increasing internet connectivity service capacity to various provinces, government offices, and data centers in the Philippines.President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. led the grand launching of the NFB Phase 1 in Pasay City on Friday, April 19, 2024, where he reiterated his vision of bringing high-speed internet access to the country to create a more digitally improved Philippines.
The first phase of the NFB spans 1,245 kilometers and is composed of 28 nodes from Laoag, Ilocos Norte, down to Roces District in Quezon City with an initial 600 Gbps optical spectrum capacity.It is seen to serve the needs of the government and the communities along the way, including at least 14 provinces in Northern and Central Luzon, two National Government Data Centers and four Bases Conversion and Development Authority ecozones.
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