{"id":61851,"date":"2024-03-02T12:20:01","date_gmt":"2024-03-02T04:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/?p=61851"},"modified":"2024-03-02T12:20:03","modified_gmt":"2024-03-02T04:20:03","slug":"smart-leads-with-phs-best-5g-coverage-and-availability-according-to-opensignal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/2024\/03\/02\/smart-leads-with-phs-best-5g-coverage-and-availability-according-to-opensignal\/","title":{"rendered":"Smart leads with PH’s best 5G coverage and availability, according to Opensignal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

PLDT mobile services arm Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) delivers the best 5G Coverage and 5G Availability in the Philippines, according to independent analytics firm Opensignal.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

5G refers to the latest global wireless standard characterized by fast data speeds, ultra-low latency, greater reliability, improved capacity, and efficiency for users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based on Opensignal\u2019s latest Mobile Network Experience Report covering July to September 2023, Smart dominated in five categories, including 5G Availability, 5G Coverage, 5G Download Speed, 5G Upload Speed, and Overall Download Speed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Unbeaten on 5G Availability\u2019<\/u><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSmart remains unbeaten on 5G Availability \u2014 the operator has won every 5G Availability award outright since Opensignal\u2019s first report on the Filipino 5G experience back in October 2021,\u201d said Sam Fenwick, Opensignal Principal Analyst and author of the report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis recognition stems from our mission to provide Filipinos with the best mobile experience possible,\u201d said Alex O. Caeg, Head of Smart Consumer Wireless Business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs 5G gains more traction among Filipinos, our network is well-positioned to unlock all the game-changing benefits of 5G for our customers wherever and whenever they need it,\u201d said Kristine A. Go, SVP for Consumer Wireless Business at Smart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Many people usually turn to their fiber connection at home for high-bandwidth activities. With Smart 5G, our subscribers can take this superior experience on the go for seamless connectivity \u2013 it\u2019s like they never left their home,” Go added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Smart\u2019s widest 5G Coverage and Availability enable customers to instantly post photos, reels, or stories of their memorable travel adventures across the country; easily upload and share their epic concert and festival moments even in jampacked outdoor venues; have the edge on their peers while playing their favorite mobile games with 5G\u2019s low-latency; and even work on live-selling or livestream content on the go without interruption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5G where subscribers need it<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Opensignal, Smart is the first operator in the Philippines to win the new 5G Coverage Experience award, which measures the extent of mobile networks in the places people live, work, and travel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“On the other hand, securing the 5G Availability award meant that Smart 5G users spent more time with an active 5G connection compared to subscribers of other networks,” said Eric S. Santiago, FVP for Network at PLDT and Smart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Smart\u2019s network performance is enabled by the PLDT Group\u2019s integrated fixed and wireless networks. Smart’s mobile network, which covers 97% of the population, is supported by PLDT’s fiber infrastructure, which was at over 1.1 million kilometers as of end-September 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Smart’s network initiatives are aligned with the PLDT Group\u2019s endeavors to provide connectivity to all, and support the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDG) particularly on SDG No. 9 \u2013 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure. These also reinforce the Group\u2019s support for the Government’s overall digitalization thrust.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Based on Opensignal\u2019s latest Mobile Network Experience Report covering July to September 2023, Smart dominated in five categories, including 5G Availability, 5G Coverage, 5G Download Speed, 5G Upload Speed, and Overall Download Speed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":61855,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[368,1951,379,343,96,2727,1656],"class_list":["post-61851","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines","tag-award","tag-opensignal","tag-pldt","tag-smart-communications","tag-technology","tag-technology-adaption","tag-technology-investment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61851","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=61851"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61851\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61855"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61851"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}