Good news Batangueños! Globe Telecom will build 200 new cell sites and 50,000 fiber-to-the-home lines in your province this 2021.
Batangas currently has 361 Globe sites, 85 percent of which will have an additional 4G capacity. This network expansion is part of the telco’s sustained network builds.
During the Liveable Cities Local Lab event, the Telco assured Batangas Governor Hermilando Mandanas that they will continue to offer digital tools and build a robust network in Batangas.
Peter Maquera, Globe Senior Vice President for Enterprise Group said that they work out a 60 percent increase in coverage, a significant increase in fortified 4G sites, and a 150 percent increase in fiber.
“These initiatives will improve the overall experience in the province with faster internet speeds and lower latency,” he added.
To recap, mobile data average download speed increased 38 percent to 16.8Mbps in Q1 2021 from Q1 2020. So, Globe noted an improvement in connectivity in the province of Batangas. Besides, the average latency also improved to 29 from 50 milliseconds.
In addition, latency measures the time it takes for some information to get to its destination across the network. A lower latency score is better.
One of the three major landing stations and cable systems of Globe is in Nasugbu, Batangas. While the telco is currently building its 4th cable landing station to accommodate international cable systems. And 3,800 kilometers of new underground fiber optic cable to support the new cable station.
Green Energy
Furthermore, Ayala Corporation Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala enjoins Batangas to also look into the development and use of green energy.
Zobel, who is likewise Chairman of Globe, said the Ayala Group through AC Energy and Infrastructure Corp. seeks after sustainable power improvements through solar power plants in Alaminos, Laguna, and in Palauig, Zambales.
“There is a new concern about the green economy, about the energy being green,” Zobel said. “All of us, even those who have invested in fossil fuel, we’re also beginning to expand. So one thought I would leave with the province is the development of green energy in your portfolio. I think that is another trend that may be the province should consider because increasingly it is getting tougher to finance fossil-based energy,” he added.
Globe Telecom has begun supplanting lead-acid batteries on its 105 cell sites in the province with lithium-ion batteries since 2015. They will also use lithium-ion batteries for new builds. However, that is due to their higher energy density, a faster rate of charging over VRLA, and more stable backup power.
Besides, to decrease power consumption in its indoor cell sites, Globe has introduced Free Cooling System (FCS) to diminish reliance on forced air systems to keep up the necessary temperatures in its cell destinations. As of March 2021, the company has introduced 37 FCS in its cell sites in Batangas.
Source: Globe
