{"id":75532,"date":"2026-10-19T19:36:52","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T11:36:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/?p=75532"},"modified":"2026-10-19T19:36:52","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T11:36:52","slug":"smart-records-zero-dropped-calls-in-latest-ntc-metro-manila-tests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/2026\/10\/19\/smart-records-zero-dropped-calls-in-latest-ntc-metro-manila-tests\/","title":{"rendered":"Smart records zero dropped calls in latest NTC Metro Manila tests"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mobile services provider Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) recorded zero dropped calls in the latest real-world quality-of-service tests conducted by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) in Metro Manila, highlighting the reliability of its voice services.<\/strong><\/u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n

The NTC\u2019s drive tests showed that Smart posted an average call drop ratio of zero percent, meeting the regulator\u2019s prescribed threshold of below 2%.<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n

Smart also recorded peak mobile broadband speeds of 377 Mbps along San Francisco Street in Mandaluyong City, according to the NTC tests.<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n

Smart remains committed to working closely with the regulator to address the specific areas of concern while continuing to strengthen network quality and improve the overall customer experience.<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOur zero-percent call drop ratio in the latest NTC tests is a positive result for voice-call reliability. We remain committed to working closely with the NTC to assess network performance, address areas for improvement, and deliver a more dependable mobile experience for our customers,\u201d said Debbie Hu, FVP and Head of Network Build and Implementation at PLDT and Smart.<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n

Smart also cited positive results from the Department of Information and Communications Technology\u2019s (DICT) September 2026 Oplan Bantay Signal report, which provides a separate assessment of mobile network performance.<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n

In the latest report, Smart maintained its \u201cGood\u201d overall network performance rating with an overall score of 80.3 and an average download speed of 52.22 Mbps, making it the fastest mobile network under the assessment. Smart also recorded zero crisis cities nationwide for the fifth consecutive month, with all measured cities exceeding 15 Mbps.<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n

Complementing these results, global connectivity intelligence leader Ookla recently recognized Smart for delivering the Best Mobile Video Experience in the Philippines for the first half of 2026, with a Video Score of 72.82\u2014the highest among mobile operators in the country.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The NTC\u2019s drive tests showed that Smart posted an average call drop ratio of zero percent, meeting the regulator\u2019s prescribed threshold of below 2%.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":75533,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[383,96],"class_list":["post-75532","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines","tag-smart","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75532","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=75532"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75532\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":75534,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75532\/revisions\/75534"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/75533"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=75532"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=75532"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=75532"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}