THE PLDT group announced on Monday that it is looking to further ramp up its network rollout in the southern regions of the Philippines.
The group intends to add around 6,000 fiber ports in Davao de Oro, Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, Davao Occidental, Davao Oriental, and Davao City, as well as Smart wireless sites before the end of the year, PLDT said in an e-mailed statement.“This accounts for roughly 40% of all barangays in the Philippines,” the telecommunications company said.
According to PLDT, its wireless arm Smart Communications, Inc. recently beefed up its network in Northern Mindanao.and Iligan, and additional LTE base stations in the provinces of Bukidnon, Misamis Oriental, Misamis Occidental, and Lanao del Norte,” it noted. The group aims to upgrade its services across the country amid digitalization efforts from both the private sector and the government.out of 117 countries in the Digital Quality of Life Index 2022 by virtual private network service provider Surfshark from 48It performed the worst in internet affordability, ranking 98“Internet in the Philippines is not affordable compared to global standards,” Surfshark said.
Hastings Holdings, Inc., a unit of PLDT Beneficial Trust Fund subsidiary MediaQuest Holdings, Inc., has a majority stake in
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