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San Miguel Corporation has recently sold its telecommunications assets to PLDT and Globe which includes the much-coveted 700MHz spectrum. If you’re wondering how it will improve the two giant telcos’ services, here’s what they have to say.

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PLDT/Smart:

* Additional frequencies will significantly improve internet quality and coverage
* 700MHz frequency spans farther and wider than other frequencies
* Better indoor coverage
* Enables faster rollout in regional and rural areas

Globe:

* Improved indoor signal penetration for more stable data connectivity
* More bandwidth allocation per customer
* Wider reach
* More affordable rates

In summary, PLDT/Smart and Globe are saying the same things – the 700MHz frequency is the key to improve the mobile internet services running on 4G LTE. As for us consumers, we’ll just have to wait and see.

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Despite of a few futile attempts by other companies in the past, Ramon Ang of San Miguel Corporation seems unfazed and tells Philippine Daily Inquirer that “there’s still room for a formidable third player” in the local telco industry.

SMC’s current COO adds that such endeavor is already in the company’s pipeline for quite some time already, but has been pushed to the back seat in favor of other acquisition opportunities.

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Following that statement, SMC has formally issued a letter to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) confirming the company’s plan of launching a mobile telecommunications business in 2014.

Ang clarifies though that their upcoming telco will conduct its business separately from Wi-Tribe which is currently being managed by Liberty Telecoms Holdings, Inc. Instead, Liberty will focus on restructuring the struggling mobile broadband provider in the hopes of bringing “stockholders’ equity from negative to positive.”

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