Category: Telecoms

Globe adds more 700MHz cell sites across Metro Manila

Daniel Morial

Globe is aggressively rolling out 700MHz sites across the country with the main focus in the congested Metro Manila network. It has been almost 3 months since the telco first fired up its 700MHz spectrum.

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With reference to the image above, most of the major business districts and highly-populated areas in the Metro have already been covered by the prized spectrum. There are more than 150 sites that support 700MHz have been rolled out and most of them are in Metro Manila.

The company plans to activate more than 500 sites across the country by the end of the year. With the majority of the sites located in Metro Manila area, the telco could be able to cover most of the metropolitan district. With this, their subscribers should expect better mobile internet experience.

Following the acquisition of San Miguel’s BellTel assets, Globe will also deploy newer and better equipment to their radio base stations located in 95% of total municipalities and cities in the country. And, aside from the 700MHz band, the telco also gained additional allocations with the use of other frequencies like 1800, 2300, and 2600MHz.

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Globe adds more 700MHz cell sites across Metro Manila

Daniel Morial

Globe is aggressively rolling out 700MHz sites across the country with the main focus in the congested Metro Manila network. It has been almost 3 months since the telco first fired up its 700MHz spectrum.

700mhz-globe-map-2016

With reference to the image above, most of the major business districts and highly-populated areas in the Metro have already been covered by the prized spectrum. There are more than 150 sites that support 700MHz have been rolled out and most of them are in Metro Manila.

The company plans to activate more than 500 sites across the country by the end of the year. With the majority of the sites located in Metro Manila area, the telco could be able to cover most of the metropolitan district. With this, their subscribers should expect better mobile internet experience.

Following the acquisition of San Miguel’s BellTel assets, Globe will also deploy newer and better equipment to their radio base stations located in 95% of total municipalities and cities in the country. And, aside from the 700MHz band, the telco also gained additional allocations with the use of other frequencies like 1800, 2300, and 2600MHz.

Source

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Globe Broadband offers revamped plans with faster speeds and more bundles

Daniel Morial

Yesterday, we shared with you a document showing Globe‘s upcoming offering for their home broadband services. Now, Globe has just shown their complete line up of new LTE, DSL, and Fibre broadband plans that have been upgraded to include more data allowance and a wider range of additional bundles you can avail.

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The new plans with their corresponding speeds and allowances are:

  • 999 — 1Mbps | 20GB
  • 1099 — 2Mbps | 20GB
  • 1299 — 10Mbps | 50GB
  • 1599 (DSL) — 15Mbps | 150GB
  • 1599 (Fibre) — 20Mbps | 250GB
  • 1899 — 50Mbps | 300GB
  • 2499 — 100Mbps | 1TB
  • 4499 — 200Mbps | 1.5TB
  • 6999 — 500Mbps | 3TB
  • 9499 — 1Gbps | 6TB

All plans come with a free Wi-Fi modem. Also, Plan 1299 and up includes free landline and unlimited calls to Globe/TM plus HOOQ and Netflix for 6 months. An additional free Chromecast for those who will avail of Plan 1599 and up. Standard lock-in period of 24 months is applied and are subject to area availability.

Not only that, Globe has added an array of entertainment bundles for the plan making it a complete package for media consumption. You also have the option to add devices to the plan ranging from Smart TVs, speakers, consoles, and IP cameras.

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You may know more about the new broadbands offered by Globe on their page here and check out their offerings, bundles, and even apply for it if you’re interested.

UPDATE: (8/20/16 2:31PM) Additional info regarding contract and area availability.

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Globe Broadband offers revamped plans with faster speeds and more bundles

Daniel Morial

Yesterday, we shared with you a document showing Globe‘s upcoming offering for their home broadband services. Now, Globe has just shown their complete line up of new LTE, DSL, and Fibre broadband plans that have been upgraded to include more data allowance and a wider range of additional bundles you can avail.

globe-new-broadbandplans

The new plans with their corresponding speeds and allowances are:

  • 999 — 1Mbps | 20GB
  • 1099 — 2Mbps | 20GB
  • 1299 — 10Mbps | 50GB
  • 1599 (DSL) — 15Mbps | 150GB
  • 1599 (Fibre) — 20Mbps | 250GB
  • 1899 — 50Mbps | 300GB
  • 2499 — 100Mbps | 1TB
  • 4499 — 200Mbps | 1.5TB
  • 6999 — 500Mbps | 3TB
  • 9499 — 1Gbps | 6TB

All plans come with a free Wi-Fi modem. Also, Plan 1299 and up includes free landline and unlimited calls to Globe/TM plus HOOQ and Netflix for 6 months. An additional free Chromecast for those who will avail of Plan 1599 and up. Standard lock-in period of 24 months is applied and are subject to area availability.

Not only that, Globe has added an array of entertainment bundles for the plan making it a complete package for media consumption. You also have the option to add devices to the plan ranging from Smart TVs, speakers, consoles, and IP cameras.

globe-homebroadband-bundles

You may know more about the new broadbands offered by Globe on their page here and check out their offerings, bundles, and even apply for it if you’re interested.

UPDATE: (8/20/16 2:31PM) Additional info regarding contract and area availability.

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Globe to offer faster and cheaper home broadband plans soon

Daniel Morial

It’s been months since Globe unveiled a new broadband offering to media partners during an event. We were told that consumers will also get to enjoy the new plans soon. Some are reporting that existing subscribers have already been called by Globe agents for an upgrade offer to these new home broadband plans.

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Above is a table we were able to obtain from a source that matches the talk of the town. As you can see, the offers are far better than what Globe have  on their website today. The new offerings are as follow:

  • 1299 — 10Mbps (50GB allowance) + Netflix and Hooq (free 6 months subscription)
  • 1599 — 15Mbps (150GB allowance) + Netflix and Hooq (free 6 months subscription) + free Chromecast
  • 2499 — 100Mbps (1TB allowance) + Netflix and Hooq (free 6 months subscription) + free Chromecast

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The info somehow matches the previous conversation we had with a customer service representative about a month ago. Although it seems that the inclusions with the new wired DSL/Fiber plans have been changed, it still matches the prescribed speed and monthly service fee. The CSR also gladly gave us the new LTE plans for home broadband:

  • 499 — 2Mbps (20GB allowance)
  • 699 — 3Mbps (30GB allowance) + Spotify (free 3 months subscription)
  • 999 — 5Mbps (50GB allowance) + Spotify (free 3 months subscription)

So far, the plan is an improvement from the current deals but the data allowance could still be a disappointment since it’s very limited, especially with the lower tier LTE plans. We heard that once you’ve reached you maxed out your allowance, your speed will be throttled down to 30% of your subscribed speed.

We’re still waiting for Globe to officially unveil and confirm the plans listed above and perhaps more offerings are being cooked. For now, let’s take this with a grain of salt and hope for the betterment of internet services in the country.

Editor’s Note: Globe has been secretly working on the Rubicon project for months now and we have several folks who are into the new plans aftwr talking to their customer support repa.

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