Globe fires up 130 cell sites using 2600MHz spectrum

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

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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Average LTE in PH is 8Mbps, one of the slowest in the world

As part of OpenSignal’s report and in addition to our previous article showing the average speed of both Smart and Globe, the data shows that Philippines has an average LTE speed of 8Mbps — one of the slowest in the world.

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With Globe and Smart averaging 11Mbps and 5Mbps respectively, it results to 8Mbps average which puts us in the same ranking as South Africa, Ecuador, and Thailand. Sad to say,  it’s pretty clear that we’re the bunch that are on the bottom part of the list as ranked by speed.

Methodology

The company drew data from the hundreds of thousands of OpenSignal users that have LTE-capable phones and connect to operators with live 4G networks. That data was collected in three months between June and August.

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Average LTE in PH is 8Mbps, one of the slowest in the world

As part of OpenSignal’s report and in addition to our previous article showing the average speed of both Smart and Globe, the data shows that Philippines has an average LTE speed of 8Mbps — one of the slowest in the world.

opensignal globe smart_2

With Globe and Smart averaging 11Mbps and 5Mbps respectively, it results to 8Mbps average which puts us in the same ranking as South Africa, Ecuador, and Thailand. Sad to say,  it’s pretty clear that we’re the bunch that are on the bottom part of the list as ranked by speed.

Methodology

The company drew data from the hundreds of thousands of OpenSignal users that have LTE-capable phones and connect to operators with live 4G networks. That data was collected in three months between June and August.

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Average LTE in PH is 8Mbps, one of the slowest in the world

As part of OpenSignal’s report and in addition to our previous article showing the average speed of both Smart and Globe, the data shows that Philippines has an average LTE speed of 8Mbps — one of the slowest in the world.

opensignal globe smart_2

With Globe and Smart averaging 11Mbps and 5Mbps respectively, it results to 8Mbps average which puts us in the same ranking as South Africa, Ecuador, and Thailand. Sad to say,  it’s pretty clear that we’re the bunch that are on the bottom part of the list as ranked by speed.

Methodology

The company drew data from the hundreds of thousands of OpenSignal users that have LTE-capable phones and connect to operators with live 4G networks. That data was collected in three months between June and August.

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