Insider Spotlight
For decades, the country’s communications backbone has relied on dense networks of overhead cables—often tangled, unsafe, and difficult to scale. Government action is now forcing change, with mandates to remove underground cables and proposed national standards to clean up urban infrastructure.
But the bigger transition is happening beyond the physical layer.
Why it matters
The Konektadong Pinoy Act is opening the telecom sector to new players by enabling shared infrastructure and reducing dependence on legacy networks. This effectively allows providers to bypass the limitations of copper and cable systems altogether.
Cloud telephony—where voice services run entirely over the internet—is emerging as a direct alternative.
What’s changing
Singapore-based Velox Networks is among the first to capitalize on this shift, launching in the Philippines with a fully cloud-native communications platform.
“The Philippines is at an inflection point. New legislation is finally creating the regulatory framework for modern telecommunications infrastructure, and businesses across the country are ready for enterprise-grade voice solutions that don’t depend on aging copper and cable networks,” Martin Nygate, founder and CEO of Velox Networks, said in a press statement.
“Cloud telephony eliminates the dependency on physical cable networks entirely,” he added.
Zoom in
Instead of installing physical lines or PBX hardware, businesses can now deploy phone systems through software—enabling call routing, recording, and CRM integration without infrastructure buildout.
This is particularly relevant for the Philippines’ more than one million MSMEs, many of which still rely on informal communication tools.
Bottom line
As the country clears out its visible cable congestion, a less visible but more significant upgrade is underway: the move from tangled wires to cloud infrastructure—reshaping connectivity, competition, and how Philippine businesses communicate. —Vanessa Hidalgo |Ed: Corrie S. Narisma
