Amazon, Partners Plan US/Philippines Fiber Cable

Amazon, Edge Cable and China Mobile hope to operate their private fiber cable network connecting central California and the Philippines by Q4 2022, they said in an FCC international Bureau application Thursday. They would use the 7,460-mile CAP-1 line capacity for services offered by their affiliates or would provide bulk capacity to wholesale and enterprise customers. They asked to operate on a non-common carrier basis, citing "robust competition" on the U.S./Philippines route. They asked for approval by Nov. 1, 2021, to meet their construction schedule.