Speedtest Awards Smart, PLDT Fastest Internet Speeds Of 2021

Everyone’s favorite site to check internet speed, Speedtest, has released their overall winners for the year of 2021. They normally split the year into two halves which are composed of Q1/Q2 and Q3/Q4, but the same companies won both halves anyways. Congratulations to Smart and PLDT, who managed to snag the awards for the fastest […]

PLDT Is Undisputed Fastest Internet Provider for 5 Straight Years

PLDT continues its reign as the fastest internet service provider in the Philippines–and recently achieved a major milestone as PLDT bagged a five-peat win at Ookla’s Speedtest Awards. The consistent performance of PLDT in the past 5 years as the fastest internet service provider is credited to its aggressive network expansion and drive to improve […]

Speedtest Q1-Q2 2022: PLDT is Fastest Broadband in the Philippines

PLDT continues its reign as the fastest broadband provider in the Philippines, as Ookla’s Speedtest Awards for Q1-Q2 2022 gave PLDT a speed score of 77.91, which is almost 9 points ahead of second placer Converge, which got 68.91 points. Rounding up the Speed score rankings is Globe at 3rd place (43.39%) and Sky at 4th […]

Ookla Hails PLDT as Fastest Broadband in 16 out of 17 regions

While Smart was recently hailed as the fastest 5G network by Ookla, the internet testing leader recently hailed PLDT as the fastest broadband provided in the Philippines for Q1 2021. In Ookla’s latest report, PLDT has increased its lead for average download speeds in Metro Manila, Calabarzon, Central Luzon, Central Visayas, Northern Mindanao, Western Visayas, […]

PLDT And Smart Are PH’s Fastest Networks in 2018, According to Ookla

Globe was pretty far behind Ookla, the people behind Speedtest.net, have officially crowned PLDT and its wireless subsidiary Smart Communications, Inc. as the fastest fixed and mobile networks for 2018. The company notes that PLDT’s wired networks managed to achieve a speed score of 18.57, with top download speeds of 52.28 Mbps and top upload […]

Converge Receives Ookla Award for Fastest Internet in the Philippines

After being recognized as the fastest internet provider in the Philippines, Converge formally received the awards from Ookla during the fiber internet provider’s Thanksgiving event on April 4. Ookla President and CEO Stephen Bye was present at the Thanksgiving event, where he gave the awards to Converge Co-Founders Dennis Anthony and Grace Uy.  To recall, […]

Fastest Fiber Internet Plans in the Philippines

Internet services need not only be reliable, but also fast enough to accomplish your daily tasks, whether it’s for home, office, education, or content creation. We’re looking at the fastest Internet Plans you can get right now in the Philippines, so check them out below. It’s no secret that Internet access has gone cheaper now […]

Beyond 1Gbps: PLDT to Start Rolling Out Gigabit Fiber Plans Soon

After being one of the first internet providers to offer a 1Gbps internet connection back in 2015, PLDT is expanding its offerings with its upcoming Gigabit Fiber plans that can go as high as 10000Mbps or 10Gbps. This has been in the works since 2021, and 2024 appears to be the year that PLDT is ready […]

Converge is the Fastest Internet Provider in PH According to Ookla

Roughly a month after announcing its partnership with DITO, Converge revealed that Ookla hailed them as the fastest Internet provider in the Philippines. The basis of the recognition is based on Ookla’s data for Q3 to Q4 of 2023. READ MORE: Converge and DITO Partner for Assets Sharing Deal What the Converge and DITO Partnership […]

Smart Still Fastest In Download Speeds In PH For Q4 2023

Smart is still the fastest among the three telcos in the Philippines when it comes to download speeds according to OOKLA in Q4 of 2023. The telco recorded a median download speed of 37.64 Mbps, compared to its main competitors Globe, which scored a median download speed of 26.44 Mbps, and DITO, which nabbed just […]

Smart Still Has Fastest Mobile Speeds In PH: Report

Smart has once again been recognized as the Philippines’ fastest mobile operator in terms of download speeds. Based on Speedtest’s latest report, the PLDT subsidiary was able to deliver a median download speed of 35.56Mbps in Q3 2023. Smart’s closest competitor, Globe, was only able to put up 22.42Mbps, while DITO Telecommunity followed behind with […]

Converge Has Fastest Broadband Speeds in the Philippines

While most internet analyses made in the Philippines focused primarily on mobile networks, Opensignal recently conducted one for broadband networks for the first time in its July 2023 report. For this report, Opensignal gathered data from Metro Manila, Cebu City, and Davao, and measured six key metrics: Broadband Download Speed, Peak Download Speed, Upload Speed, […]