Globe Telecom is currently expanding
its network coverage and capacity in Cebu province across all technologies,
including 3G & LTE, as part of its commitment to continue building on
its network infrastructure for a wider reach and faster internet experience of
Filipinos nationwide.
The company’s capacity enhancement
initiative involves deployment of the dual-beam antenna solutions, ideal in
densely populated areas such as Cebu, to deliver enhanced capacity and
coverage, significantly improving user experience. The solution, which will
increase existing capacity by as much as 70%, will be deployed in a significant
number of sites within the province, said Manny Estrada, Globe Senior Vice
President for Network Technologies Strategy.
According to Estrada, Globe plans to
enhance customer experience in the province by expanding its 3G and LTE
coverage and capacity. In addition to these upgrades, Globe also intends to
build new sites within the province as part of its continuing coverage and
capacity expansion.
However, the realization of the
company’s plan to build more cell sites depends heavily on the permitting
environment in each local government unit concerned, he emphasized. He noted
that similar to other areas in the country, the permitting environment is the
biggest detriment preventing telecommunication operators like Globe in
improving cell site density, a necessary prerequisite in improving data
connectivity of its customers in terms of speed and access.
“Cebu is one of the more problematic
areas for Globe in terms of building cell sites. Globe endeavors to build a
digital nation, but we cannot achieve our goal, of providing faster data
service while enhancing accessibility, in an environment that hinders rather
than enable telcos like Globe to build the necessary infrastructure as quickly
and as cost efficiently as possible,” Estrada said. He said that telcos
need to secure an average of 25 permits at the local government level to build
a single cell site and this process takes at least 8 months to complete even
before the necessary infrastructure can be built.
Last month, Globe revealed its plan
of embarking on a massive infrastructure build aimed at enhancing network
coverage for a wider reach and faster data experience of Filipinos
nationwide. The initiative is aimed at creating a nationwide data network
that will drive economic competitiveness and growth. Globe is able to
aggressively upgrade capacities following the successful completion of its
network modernization program initiated in 2011.
The company aims to create an
internet super highway by deploying fiber optics in 20,000 barangays all over
the country by 2020 to provide ultra-fast internet access to around 2 million
homes nationwide. Globe will also pour significant investment in capacity
enhancement for both mobile and wireline using different technologies that
include 3G, LTE and even Wi-Fi. At the same time, Globe is heeding the call to
address the ICT requirements of enterprises as they expand their respective
operations to Visayas, Mindanao and the Calabarzon regions.
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