Reviewing Adequacy of Path Diversity of Passive Fibre Infrastructure Owners

28 Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Digital Development and Information in respect of the incident in April 2026 where fibre infrastructure was damaged during third-party construction works (a) whether IMDA's current standards require passive fibre infrastructure owners to maintain physically separate cable routes serving the same geographic areas; and (b) what review is being conducted into whether path diversity requirements for passive fibre infrastructure are adequate.

Mrs Josephine Teo: The question raised by Ms He Ting Ru in today’s Order Paper, in relation to the 18 April 2026 broadband service disruption, has been addressed in a written reply to related Parliamentary Questions at the 5 May Parliament sitting. The Member may refer to that reply. [Please refer to ​"Defining Significant Telecommunication Outages to Hours Disrupted and Consumers Affected and Pursuing Third-Party Damages and Restitution for Disruption on 18 April 2026", Official Report, 5 May 2026, Vol 96, Issue 29, Written Answers to Questions section.]