{"id":31159,"date":"2018-02-21T17:08:18","date_gmt":"2018-02-21T09:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/?p=31159"},"modified":"2018-02-21T17:09:24","modified_gmt":"2018-02-21T09:09:24","slug":"ph-internet-speeds-advances-as-pldt-steps-up-fiber-roll-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/2018\/02\/21\/ph-internet-speeds-advances-as-pldt-steps-up-fiber-roll-out\/","title":{"rendered":"PH internet speeds advances as PLDT steps up fiber roll-out"},"content":{"rendered":"
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CREDIT: PIXABAY.COM<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

Fixed broadband internet speeds in the country have improved markedly as Philippine telecom operators led by PLDT Inc. step up deployment of fiber-powered facilities.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In its latest Speedtest Global Index report, Ookla, a leading global Internet testing and analysis firm, said that the country\u2019s download speeds increased 50 percent from\u00a010.16 Mbps to 15.67 Mbps, while upload speeds jumped from 7.28 Mbps to 13.53 Mbps.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese results reflect the growing impact of our ongoing efforts to provide fiber-powered broadband services to more customers in more areas of the country,\u201d said Oscar A. Reyes, Jr., PLDT SVP and Head of Consumer Business Market Development.<\/p>\n

As of end-2017, the coverage of PLDT\u2019s industry-leading Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) network had reached four million homes passed as of end-2017. With the ongoing network modernization and upgrade plans in the pipeline, PLDT expects to reach more homes and businesses across the country as it expands fixed broadband coverage by about 30 per cent to 5.1 million homes passed.<\/p>\n

In terms of capacity, PLDT will double its fiber and hybrid fiber broadband capacity from 1.1 million ports as of end 2017 to over 2.2 million ports within the next two years.<\/p>\n

Aside from deploying more fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) facilities, PLDT is also upgrading its copper-based broadband service to the much faster hybrid fiber connections. By 2019, virtually all of PLDT\u2019s 1.3 million copper-based DSL subscribers will enjoy Fibr-fast internet.<\/p>\n

Reyes said the steady rise in the country\u2019s fixed broadband speeds can be attributed to the company\u2019s response to the growing demand for digital services from Filipinos who increasingly rely on the internet for information, entertainment, security and, of course, communication.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe internet is a basic necessity for most Filipino families. The robust growth of our subscriber base reflects Filipinos\u2019 voracious appetite for more than just high-speed connections. Filipinos want digital services and content that add value and complement their diverse lifestyles,\u201d Reyes said.<\/p>\n

In the first half of 2017, PLDT\u2019s home broadband subscriber base increased 10 per cent to 3.88 million users, while revenue went up by 12 per cent from P15.8 billion during the same period. Revenue growth from its Home Segment was driven by data services, which grew 15 per cent to P9.7 billion in the first semester of the previous year.<\/p>\n

Reyes added that PLDT\u2019s dominance in home broadband and residential digital services is a product of the telco giant\u2019s early shift to digital technology which began with the introduction of DSL.<\/p>\n

\u201cOokla\u2019s latest report reinforces our gains and successes in bringing high-speed internet to more Filipinos nationwide,\u201d Reyes concluded. \u201cIn the past year, we\u2019ve strengthened our leadership in the fixed broadband business and we look forward to building on this momentum as we continue to invest in network infrastructure that will benefit more Filipino homes.\u201d<\/p>\n

PLDT Chairman and CEO Manny V. Pangilinan had previously noted that the \u201cmassive effort\u201d to improve and expand PLDT\u2019s network and the \u201chistorically high CAPEX levels\u201d reiterate the telco leader\u2019s commitment to \u201cdeliver better coverage and quality products and services to our customers.\u201d<\/p>\n

The accelerated FTTH roll-out has enabled more customers to access PLDT Home\u2019s industry-leading products and services, particularly its SmartHome<\/i>\u00a0suite of cutting-edge security devices\u2014the home monitoring system\u00a0Fam Cam<\/i>, the cyber security platform\u00a0Fam Zone<\/i>\u00a0and the multi-functional kiddie gadget\u00a0Smart Watch<\/i>. On the entertainment end, PLDT Home offers its flagship entertainment platform, the Roku-Powered™ TVolution\u2014an all-in-one box which houses content from top providers like Cignal, Netflix, iflix and Youtube.<\/p>\n

PLDT Home also introduced the Philippines\u2019 first and only Whole Home WiFi solution, a product-and-service package that connects the entire home to a strong all-in-one broadband and smart WiFi network.<\/p>\n

The PLDT group has invested over P300 billion or approximately $6 billion over the last 10 years in building its integrated fixed and wireless network, which includes the country\u2019s most extensive fiber transmission and distribution infrastructure which now has over 170,000 kilometers of fiber optic cables that support the growing data traffic of its fixed line and mobile networks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Fixed broadband internet speeds in the country have improved markedly as Philippine telecom operators led by PLDT Inc. step up deployment of fiber-powered facilities. In its latest Speedtest Global Index report, Ookla, a leading global Internet testing and analysis firm, said that the country\u2019s download speeds increased 50 percent from\u00a010.16 Mbps to 15.67 Mbps, while […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":31160,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[4540,328,5836,379,31],"class_list":["post-31159","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines","tag-fixed-broadband","tag-internet","tag-ookla","tag-pldt","tag-telecommunications"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31159","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31159"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31159\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31160"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31159"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31159"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}