Subsea cable cut between Philippines and Singapore disrupts internet services

International internet traffic travels over undersea cables, and when one breaks, providers send data through other lines, where it may travel farther and share capacity with more users, which shows up as lag. On Friday a segment linking the Philippines and Singapore went offline, and PLDT, Converge and Globe redirected traffic while warning about slower access to overseas sites.

Summary written with AI by HowTechMoves, based on reporting by Rappler.