Emerging telecommunications provider Avocado Broadband Telecoms, Inc. is expanding its enterprise footprint after securing its first 10 commercial accounts in the Subic Bay Freeport Zone (SBFZ), one of the Philippines’ major business, logistics, industrial and tourism hubs.
Among Avocado’s new customers are MNS Impex, Subic Riviera Hotel, Horizon Hotel, The Reef and The Lighthouse, representing businesses in the hospitality, trading, tourism and commercial sectors.
The company said its other new customers include firms engaged in customs brokerage, corporate services, food and beverage, fitness and other commercial activities.
“As we continue to expand our enterprise connectivity business, we consider Subic an important market due to its strategic location, accessibility, and a wide range of businesses and industries operating in the area,” Avocado President Paco Magsaysay said.
Avocado said it sees further opportunities in the freeport as demand for reliable, high-capacity connectivity grows among hotels, logistics and trading companies, manufacturers, offices, tourism establishments and other enterprises.
The company plans to strengthen its presence in Subic while expanding its enterprise and carrier-grade connectivity services to other business and industrial centers across the country.
“Our nationwide infrastructure, high-capacity backbone, and focus on network resiliency allow us to provide businesses with the dependable and scalable connectivity they increasingly require,” Magsaysay said.
“This first batch of clients has given us a strong foundation for continued growth, not just within the freeport, but also in the surrounding areas,” he added.
Avocado operates a 200-gigabit-per-second nationwide subsea fiber network with major nodes in Bacolod, Panay, Cebu, Davao and Cagayan de Oro.
The network uses a healing-loop redundancy architecture that provides alternative fiber routes when a primary route is disrupted. The setup is designed to minimize service interruptions caused by fiber cuts, equipment failures, construction incidents, natural disasters and other disruptions.
According to the company, the redundant infrastructure is intended to reduce the risk of prolonged downtime for businesses that depend on continuous access to cloud platforms, data centers, communications systems and other digital applications.
The subsea network is complemented by a 200-Gbps North-South Luzon backbone that provides high-capacity and redundant connectivity across Luzon while supporting the company’s nationwide enterprise and carrier-grade services.
Avocado said the combined infrastructure gives it the capacity to accommodate growing bandwidth requirements from enterprises, data centers, industrial parks, schools, government institutions and other organizations increasingly reliant on cloud computing, video, digital communications and data-intensive applications.
The integration of its nationwide subsea network and Luzon backbone also provides connectivity across Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.
Avocado has a network presence at the Equinix and Digital Edge data centers in Luzon, as well as in several major industrial and economic locations.
Its network currently serves the Subic Bay Freeport, Aboitiz LIMA Estate, Laguna Technopark and Carmelray Industrial Park, among other enterprise locations.
“At Avocado, our mission goes beyond connecting locations. We are building a resilient nationwide network that helps businesses stay connected, grow with confidence, and participate in the Philippines’ digital future,” Magsaysay said.
Avocado is a wholly Filipino-owned telecommunications company and holds a congressional franchise under Republic Act No. 10895.