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 […]
In its latest advisory, PLDT informs its uses from Quezon City, Caloocan, and Bulacan of slower than usual internet services due to a fiber cable cut. In its advisory, PLDT points the cause of the fiber cut to “construction works by another telecommunications company”. From their post, PLDT should have fixed the problem as of […]
Ookla recently revealed its October report for internet speeds, and its data shows that the Philippines is improving for its mobile internet speeds, now posting an average download rate of 38.12Mbps–which is up from 35.03Mbps last September. On the other hand, fixed broadband speeds dipped slightly to 71.08Mbps from 71.85Mbps in September. This marks the […]
It is not just Converge who announced speed increases across all their plans: PLDT also revealed that they are increasing the download speeds across all their Home Fibr Plans as well. Fibr Plus, which includes 3 mesh WiFi points and a landline with unlimited calls to any PLDT number, now has a top-tier Plan 9999. […]
While we are still waiting for reports as to when Elon Musk’s SpaceX will bring its Starlink Internet services will arrive in the Philippines, new reports reveal that Starlink might debut in the Philippines next year. Among the potential partners for SpaceX in the Philippines include Transpacific Broadband Group International (TBGI), which disclosed that its board approved […]
Those wanting to try out the services of Starlink may not need to wait any longer, as CEO Elon Musk confirmed in a keynote ay MWC that Starlink is slated for a global rollout by August this year. All 72 orbital planes activate in August, plus many other improvements, enabling global coverage, except for polar […]
For the Speedtest Global Index report for May 2021, it is all good news for the Philippines, as the country has improved its speeds for both broadband and mobile, making it climb up the ranks yet again. Fixed broadband made a big jump, as the Philippines climbs up by 15 spots and now is on […]
DITO Telecommunity Corporation (DITO) is looking at upgrading its systems in order to offer 5G services in Mindanao and has chosen Nokia 5G Network solutions as their network provider to reach this goal. The deployment of Nokia’s technologies will enable DITO to realize its plans of reaching underserved areas by offering a high-quality 5G network […]
Some good news for the country: Ookla recently revealed in their March 2021 report that broadband download speeds in the Philippines have improved to 46.25Mbps, which represents a 7.79Mbps increase in download speeds from 38.46Mbps last February. That translates to around a 20.45% month-to-month increase, and a 484.70% increase from July 2016, where the download […]
A new bill requiring telcos to give customers refunds for downtime might be enacted into law. The Department of Information and Communications Technology DICT showed support for this new bill that requires telcos and internet service providers to refund its subscribers for service outages or downtimes. Senate Bill No. 2092 states that public telecommunications entities […]
In areas where your usual phone could not make the cut, one would need to resort to a satellite phone to perform calls and texts in remote areas. What used to be a niche and expensive device in the Philippines is now more accessible, as Smart makes its SmartSat XT Lite satellite phone accessible by […]
The Smart 5G Rocket WiFi shakes up the market as the newest, fastest pocket-wifi in town. This thing is like a pocket WiFi on steroids, tapping onto Smart’s 5G network. Because this pocket WiFi uses 5G instead of the regular LTE-A that their previous pocket WiFi utilizes, it’s capable of doing up to 1000 Mbps […]