In his State of the Nation Address today, one of the points President Duterte addressed is the need to improve telecommunication services. “Kindly improve the services before December. I want to call Jesus Christ to Bethlehem. Better have that line cleared,” Duterte said. “You give us half-cooked transactions, lousy service tapos ang tao ang nagbabayad. […]
Samsung’s 2019 flagship phones get new features! Good news to Galaxy S10 and Galaxy Note 10 users: Samsung announced that it will be porting some key Galaxy S20 features to its 2019 flagship phones. According to the changelog, ported features include Single Take, Night Hyperlapse, Pro Video, and Intelligent Gallery. View this post on Instagram […]
Initial tests were done using a Huawei 5G smartphone PLDT and Smart have been working on a wider rollout of 5G networks in the Philippines. After launching its first 5G tower in Clark, Pampanga and later on in PLDT’s headquarters in Makati, PLDT Chairman Manny Pangilinan shared on his Twitter account a 5G speed test […]
Another third-party firm gives recognition to Smart’s efforts Smart’s efforts for improving its networks has been recognized by several firms that include Ookla and OpenSignal. For its latest recognition, Germany-based P3 Communications GmbH, a leader in mobile network benchmarking, recognized Smart for having the best download speeds in the country. P3 Communication’s recognition to Smart […]
WiFi connections need to step up As plans for 5G are going full steam, OpenSignal released a new study on network speeds. Based on its latest research, the majority of countries it surveyed has faster download speeds via LTE compared to WiFi connections. OpenSignal’s latest study covers 80 countries, of which 33 countries have better […]
Here’s what you can expect from our provisional third telco In case you missed it, the Mislatel Consortium, headed by Davao-based tycoon Dennis Uy and his Udenna corporation has been made our provisional third telco by the National Telecommunication Commission (NTC). Who Is The Mislatel Consortium, Our Possible Third Telco? To become our third telco, […]
We’re dead last in OpenSignal’s latest study OpenSignal has officially published their first State of Mobile Video report and the results are downright abysmal for the Philippines. The report is the first of a new series of quarterly reports which analyzes users’ mobile video experience across 69 countries, which include the Philippines. Video is fast […]
Just like the good old times Are you one of those 90s kids who keeps themselves busy taking care of their virtual pets with a small and pocketable device? Fast forward to today, BANDAI NAMCO is bringing nostalgia with the launch of the My Tamagotchi Forever app. A revival of the classic Tamagotchi game 90s kids […]
Another issue that’s worth debating about It has been a frustration for most of us Filipinos: Our internet speeds ranked as one of the slowest in Asia. The worst part? We pay thousands of pesos for an internet connection that is pretty mediocre—at least when compared to our Asian neighbors. However, recent reports show that […]
It lists an average speed of around 21.5 Mbps Smart’s sent an update regarding their ongoing network improvements in the metro, and is boasting faster LTE speeds than ever. According to internal tests that they’ve conducted, they’re seeing an average download speed of 21.5 Mbps in North NCR, covering Quezon City, Caloocan, Valenzuela, Novaliches, Malabon, […]
The data comes from OpenSignal’s “The State of LTE” report for the first quarter of 2017 OpenSignal is back with another interesting report on global LTE speeds and availability. In general, most countries have improved their 4G throughput as well as coverage, when compared to the data points from the previous Q3 2016 report. Despite […]
See how both telcos stack up OpenSignal has officially announced their newest report, dubbed Our State of Mobile Networks for the Philippines which contains a bunch of interesting data in terms of performance for both Smart and Globe. So, let’s dive right into it. In terms of sheer LTE speeds, Smart takes the cake over […]