Category: Internet

Philippines is now the fastest-growing smartphone market in ASEAN

Heland Ortega

Philippines is now the fastest-growing market for smartphones in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations or ASEAN. According to International Data Corporation’s (IDC) Asia / Pacific Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, a total of 3.5 million smartphones were shipped to the Philippines in the 1st Quarter of 2016.

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“While many of the more mature smartphone markets of the world already displayed signs of saturation, the Philippines smartphone market continues to enjoy robust growth owing to a relatively low smartphone penetration rate (30% in 2015), active local brand presence, and healthy consumer spending” – Jerome Dominguez, Market Analyst for Mobile Devices, IDC Philippines

Local smartphone vendors still contributed to the significant increase of sales in the Philippines, and budget phones priced under P3,500 lead the way. Popular smartphone retailers like Samsung and Asus have also been tackling the sub-PHP6K sector, IDC Philippine market analyst Jerome Dominguez said in an interview with Rappler.

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IDC also advised vendors to continue to be innovative, and to improve product quality and after-sales support to continue the lead as the fastest-growing smartphone market in Southeast Asia.

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Philippines is now the fastest-growing smartphone market in ASEAN

Heland Ortega

Philippines is now the fastest-growing market for smartphones in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations or ASEAN. According to International Data Corporation’s (IDC) Asia / Pacific Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, a total of 3.5 million smartphones were shipped to the Philippines in the 1st Quarter of 2016.

philippine number 1

“While many of the more mature smartphone markets of the world already displayed signs of saturation, the Philippines smartphone market continues to enjoy robust growth owing to a relatively low smartphone penetration rate (30% in 2015), active local brand presence, and healthy consumer spending” – Jerome Dominguez, Market Analyst for Mobile Devices, IDC Philippines

Local smartphone vendors still contributed to the significant increase of sales in the Philippines, and budget phones priced under P3,500 lead the way. Popular smartphone retailers like Samsung and Asus have also been tackling the sub-PHP6K sector, IDC Philippine market analyst Jerome Dominguez said in an interview with Rappler.

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IDC also advised vendors to continue to be innovative, and to improve product quality and after-sales support to continue the lead as the fastest-growing smartphone market in Southeast Asia.

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Globe fires up 130 cell sites using 2600MHz spectrum

Kevin Bruce Francisco

As a move to support growing demand for bandwidth in more parts of the archipelago, Globe Telecom announces putting up 130 sites with the 2600MHz spectrum in Visayas and Mindanao.

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Globe says that this additional allocation is the fruit of the recent joint purchase of San Miguel Corporation’s telecom assets and is actually just an initial rollout since they’re still planning to fire up more sites in the 2600MHz band.

With this high-frequency band, the company will be able to provide additional capacity for broadband data and is different from the lower 700MHz which gives better signal penetration in addition to stronger indoor coverage.

Joel Agustin, Globe Senior Vice President for Program Governance, Network Technical Group, also added that they are still pushing for utilizing the company’s spectrum allocation to continue rolling out the Carrier Aggregation technology as they recognize it to be a vital aspect of LTE-Advanced.

With these established cell sites taking advantage of high frequencies, Globe is looking forward to giving faster Internet access to its subscribers whether they’re in Luzon, Visayas, or Mindanao.

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Globe fires up 130 cell sites using 2600MHz spectrum

Kevin Bruce Francisco

As a move to support growing demand for bandwidth in more parts of the archipelago, Globe Telecom announces putting up 130 sites with the 2600MHz spectrum in Visayas and Mindanao.

globe logo

Globe says that this additional allocation is the fruit of the recent joint purchase of San Miguel Corporation’s telecom assets and is actually just an initial rollout since they’re still planning to fire up more sites in the 2600MHz band.

With this high-frequency band, the company will be able to provide additional capacity for broadband data and is different from the lower 700MHz which gives better signal penetration in addition to stronger indoor coverage.

Joel Agustin, Globe Senior Vice President for Program Governance, Network Technical Group, also added that they are still pushing for utilizing the company’s spectrum allocation to continue rolling out the Carrier Aggregation technology as they recognize it to be a vital aspect of LTE-Advanced.

With these established cell sites taking advantage of high frequencies, Globe is looking forward to giving faster Internet access to its subscribers whether they’re in Luzon, Visayas, or Mindanao.

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Globe to deploy infrastructures in MRT-3 stations

Daniel Morial

Apart from lighting up the 700MHz aimed to improve efficiency in mobile data, Globe Telecom will build its own wireless infrastructures throughout MRT-3.

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Just today, the telco company has signed an agreement with the Metro Railway Transit Corporation (MRTC) allowing them to deploy macro sites and small cells to help decongest the massive data traffic in train stations and its surrounding areas. Globe’s Senior Vice President for Program Governance, Network Technical Group Joel Agustin said that this move will further enhance the digital lifestyle of Globe customers even while on their way to work or after work.

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Apart from this, Globe will also provide free Wi-Fi services, similar to those in malls, but limited only to 30-minutes daily. While we wait for this to happen, just imagine the riders of MRT-3 playing Clash of Clans while waiting for the trains to arrive.

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