Today is the first day of the Philippine Telecom Summit, and PLDT has given us a few updates on the work and upgrades they’ve been doing in the country.
In our grasp. By end-2017, reach of fiber network to 4.4 million homes and upgrade of 1.7M DSL connections to fiber-fast speeds.
— Manny V. Pangilinan (@iamMVP) March 9, 2017
First off, Fiber. The company’s fiber to the home service, Fibr, has been highly sought after by many since it’s one of the fastest and most affordable options in the market today. According to MVP, the company is targeting to reach around 4.4 million homes by the end of 2017 – that’s 4.4 million homes with fiber optics tech, as well as giving around 1.7 million DSL lines with fiber-like speeds. By 2018, PLDT is looking at making all PLDT broadband subscribers on fiber connections and if that’s not possible, they’ll at least be on fiber-fast connections.
On track. By end-2018, 95% of PH cities & municipalities w/ Smart LTE. All PLDT broadband subs will be on fiber or fiber-fast connections.
— Manny V. Pangilinan (@iamMVP) March 9, 2017
Smart isn’t going to be left behind, as the company is promising to have 95% of Philippine cities and municipalities with LTE by the end of 2018. Manny V Pangilinan, the Chairman of PLDT, also promises that the Philippines will be 5G ready by 2020.
