5G connection hypes the Filipinos these past few months. One of our network providers, Smart Communications Inc. revealed an extra 279 5G base stations as it quickens its 5G commercial service across the country this third quarter of 2020.
Smart, which initially launched its 5G service commercially in July, additionally turned out Smart 5G in key zones in Boracay, Cebu, Iloilo, and Davao in September. These areas added to the Smart 5G sites in Makati Central Business District (CBD), Mall of Asia Bay Area, Bonifacio Global City CBD, Araneta City, North Avenue in Quezon City, Taft Avenue in Manila, Ortigas CBD, New Clark City in Pampanga, EDSA, and strategic locations in the provinces of Cavite, Laguna, Rizal, and the cities of Manila, Quezon City, Makati, Taguig, Pasig, Navotas, San Juan, Mandaluyong, Marikina, Paranaque, Valenzuela, Caloocan, and Pasay.
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Smart has additionally expanded the quantity of its LTE and 3G base stations by 17% and 15%, individually, as of end-September, contrasted with end-2019. Additionally, PLDT’s fiber infrastructure is up by 22% from the end-2019 that reached 395,000 kilometers this October 2020.
Smart also declared that as of end-September 2020, 95% of the Philippine population is now covered by Smart’s 4G and 3G mobile data networks. While 46 percent of cities and districts have PLDT Home broadband presence, in both fiber and copper. PLDT’s ongoing project is to add 500,000 fiber ports which currently have 3.8 million ports. While Smart is planning to add about 2,000 cell sites next year.
Source: Smart Communications Inc.
