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Scheduled Maintenance
#SR-257676 | July 19, 2025 | JAKA Building, Makati | Internal Network Maintenance

• Event: Infrastructure Risk Analysis and Mitigation Plan

• Schedule: July 19, 2025 (Saturday) | 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM (PHT)

• Activity Details:

Hi Team,

As part of our continued efforts to increase service reliability and availability, we will be conducting our Annual Business Continuity Plan (BCP) for Network Failover Testing at Jaka (JKB) Site.

During the maintenance activity, there will be a series of network and internet interruptions affecting both wired (LAN) and wireless connections. These interruptions may manifest in any of the following below:

  • Choppy or Dropped VoIP Calls – Poor audio quality, delays, or dropped calls on platforms like Zoom, Teams, or Skype.
  • Delayed Emails & Messages – Slower delivery of emails (Outlook, Gmail) and messages in chat apps like Slack and Teams.
  • Latency Issues – Delays in response times, particularly for real-time applications.
  • Remote Desktop (RDP) Disruptions – Lag, session timeouts, or disconnections when accessing remote systems.

Another advisory will be sent once this maintenance has been completed.

• Service Impact: Intermittent Network and Internet Connectivity for Onsite Users

#SR-259746 | July 19, 2025 | Neutrinus Building, Baguio | Site to Datacenter Circuit Network Maintenance

• Event: Data Link Layer Testing

• Schedule: July 19, 2025 (Saturday) | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (PHT)

• Activity Details:

Hi Team,

Please be informed that one of our service providers will conduct a network maintenance and testing on Saturday, July 19, 2025, from 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM (PHT) due to a recent incident that requires immediate action.

During the maintenance window, a maximum of 2-hour interruption is expected on one of our NTB Site to Datacenter Circuit. However, due to the configuration of our network having backup circuits, we expect only a partial impact on internet and network connectivity as we have automatic failovers in place.

During the failover process, you may experience brief disruptions on any of the following below:

  • Choppy or Dropped VoIP Calls – Poor audio quality, delays, or dropped calls on platforms like Zoom, Teams, or Skype.
  • Delayed Emails & Messages – Slower delivery of emails (Outlook, Gmail) and messages in chat apps like Slack and Teams.
  • Latency Issues – Delays in response times, particularly for real-time applications.
  • Remote Desktop (RDP) Disruptions – Lag, session timeouts, or disconnections when accessing remote systems.

• Service Impact: Partial Impact on Internet and Network Connectivity

#SR-257442 | July 19, 2025 | Orient Square Building, Ortigas | Site to Datacenter Circuit Network Maintenance

• Event: Installation of Additional Uninterruptible Power Supply

• Schedule: July 19, 2025 (Saturday) | 01:00 PM – 03:00 PM (PHT)

• Activity Details:

Hi Team,

As part of on-going efforts to improve service reliability and network availability, one of our service providers will conduct maintenance to install an additional uninterruptible power supply on their network equipment.

During the maintenance window, a maximum of 2 hours interruption on one of our OSB Site to Datacenter Circuit is expected. However, due to the configuration of our network having backup circuits, we expect only a partial impact on internet and network connectivity as we have automatic failovers in place.

During the failover process, you may experience brief disruptions on any of the following below:

  • Choppy or Dropped VoIP Calls – Poor audio quality, delays, or dropped calls on platforms like Zoom, Teams, or Skype.
  • Delayed Emails & Messages – Slower delivery of emails (Outlook, Gmail) and messages in chat apps like Slack and Teams.
  • Latency Issues – Delays in response times, particularly for real-time applications.
  • Remote Desktop (RDP) Disruptions – Lag, session timeouts, or disconnections when accessing remote systems.

• Service Impact: Partial Impact on Internet and Network Connectivity

Past Incidents

4th November 2023

Ticket#10281761 | November 4, 2023| IPLC | Planned | Third-party Network Provider Maintenance, scheduled 1 year ago

• Event :
Third Party Network Maintenance | Migrate cable to new section

• Schedule :
November 04, 2023 (Saturday) 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM (PHT)

• Activity Details : Due to the new road layout given to one of our Internet service providers third party, they are required to migrate cables to new sections.

• Service Impact : IPLC Connectivity

• Status: Completed

1st November 2023

Ticket#10281759 | November 1-3, 2023| IPLC | IPLC Connectivity Maintenance, scheduled 1 year ago

• Event : Third Party Network Essential Maintenance | Shelf Replacement

• Schedule : November 01, 2023 (Wednesday) 1:00 PM to November 03, 2023 (Friday) 4:00 AM (PHT)

• Activity Details : One of our Internet service providers third party will perform Shelf replacement in Zafarana cable landing station within Segment-X1.

• Service Impact : IPLC Connectivity

• Status: Completed

30th October 2023

Ticket#10281755 | October 30, 2023| IPLC | Planned | Third-party Network Provider Maintenance, scheduled 1 year ago

• Event : Third Party Network Essential Maintenance | Optical and Power Reconfiguration

• Schedule : October 30, 2023 (Monday) | 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM (PHT)

• Activity Details : one of our Internet service providers third party will perform essential maintenance for Optical and Power Reconfiguration on October 30, 2023.

• Service Impact : IPLC Connectivity

• Status: Completed

29th October 2023

Ticket#10281699 | October 29, 2023 | Multiple Sites | Unplanned Emergency | Network Provider Maintenance - October 29, 2023, scheduled 1 year ago

• Event : Network Provider Maintenance -

• Schedule : October 29, 2023 (Sunday) | 7:00 AM – 9:00 (PHT)

• Activity Details : One of our internet service providers will conduct an emergency maintenance on Sunday October 29, 2023, from 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM. This maintenance is precautionary and non-service impacting. It will entail applying patches to various devices within their network to ensure the prevention of potential service disruptions in the future.

• Service Impact : precautionary and non-service impacting

28th October 2023

Ticket# | October 28, 2023 | NTB, BET, PNB | Unplanned Network Outage

[October 28, 2023 | 3:53 AM]

• Event : Unplanned Network Outage

• Schedule : October 28 2023 (Saturday) 3:53 AM- 4:00 AM (PHT)

• Incident Details : Unplanned Network Outage

• Service Impact : Partial Network and Internet Connectivity Outage

• Update: Issue has been reported to service provider for further investigation.

Ticket#10280706 | Multiple Dates and Site |Planned | Fortigate Migration, scheduled 1 year ago

• Event : Integration and Migration to New FortiGate

• Schedule :
October 28, 2023 (Saturday) | 6:00PM to 7:00PM (PH Time) – JMT

November 4, 2023 (Saturday) | 6:00PM to 7:00PM (PH Time) – SFS, OSB and TIP

November 11, 2023 (Saturday) | 6:00PM to 7:00PM (PH Time) – JKB, IBM and BET

November 18, 2023 (Saturday) | 6:00PM to 7:00PM (PH Time) – PNB and ASB

November 25, 2023 (Saturday) | 6:00PM to 7:00PM (PH Time) – GDB and NTB

• Activity Details :

As part of EMAPTA’s effort to improve our service, our Technical and Innovation team will be conducting a network maintenance to migrate services to a new firewall link for each site. Please see the above schedule for the details per site as the implementation of this will be in stages.

• Service Impact : Internet and Connectivity

27th October 2023

No incidents reported

26th October 2023

No incidents reported

25th October 2023

No incidents reported

24th October 2023

No incidents reported

23rd October 2023

No incidents reported

22nd October 2023

No incidents reported

21st October 2023

Ticket# | October 21, 2023 | EMPOWER | Authentication Issues with Empower

[October 21, 2023 | 12:30]

• Event : Unplanned Empower Authentication Issues

• Schedule : October 21, 2023 (Saturday) 12:30 pm - on-going (PHT)

• Incident Details : Unplanned empower authentication encountered both onsite and WFH.

• Service Impact : EMPOWER login

• Update: We have scheduled a maintenance activity to address and resolve the authentication issues that have been affecting our Empower system. This aimed at improving system’s performance and ensuring smooth operations.

• Update2: Our troubleshooting and maintenance efforts have successfully resolved the authentication issues in our Empower system. Following thorough checks, we can confirm that the Empower authentication is now functioning as expected.