{"id":55049,"date":"2023-04-03T07:32:17","date_gmt":"2023-04-02T23:32:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/?p=55049"},"modified":"2023-04-03T07:32:18","modified_gmt":"2023-04-02T23:32:18","slug":"pldt-expands-fixed-wireless-networks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/2023\/04\/03\/pldt-expands-fixed-wireless-networks\/","title":{"rendered":"PLDT expands fixed, wireless networks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>PLDT Inc. (PLDT) has extended the reach of its fixed and wireless networks, enhancing the experience of its broadband and mobile customers across the country.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The design of our network architecture ensures that we are continuously leveling up the Quality of Service and Quality of Experience being delivered to our customers consistently and reliably,&#8221; said Roderick Santiago, Head of Network at PLDT and Smart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As of end-2022, PLDT&#8217;s fiber infrastructure reached approximately 1.1 million kilometers, consisting of over 231,000 kilometers of international fiber and around 866,000 kilometers of domestic fiber. This infrastructure also supports Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart)&#8217;s approximately 76,500 base stations, including more than 7,200 5G base stations and close to about 38,800 LTE base stations nationwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;This year we are furthering our network modernization plans, in order to serve our customers best, to keep them connected and to make our services available to the unconnected,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PLDT&#8217;s fiber infrastructure is present in 68% of the country&#8217;s cities and municipalities, passing some 17.2 million homes, while Smart covers 97% of the population with its 3G, LTE and 5G networks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These initiatives are aligned with the PLDT Group\u2019s endeavors to provide connectivity to all, and to anchor initiatives on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDG) particularly on SDG No. 9 \u2013 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure. These also reinforce PLDT Group\u2019s commitment as one of the founding members under the Digital Infrastructure group of the Government-mandated Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC) formed in 2022, with PSAC programs such as GoDigital Pilipinas aimed at expanding access to digital technologies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As of end-2022, PLDT&#8217;s fiber infrastructure reached approximately 1.1 million kilometers, consisting of over 231,000 kilometers of international fiber and around 866,000 kilometers of domestic fiber. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":46005,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[379,96,2727,1656],"class_list":["post-55049","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines","tag-pldt","tag-technology","tag-technology-adaption","tag-technology-investment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55049","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=55049"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55049\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46005"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55049"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55049"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55049"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}