Globe Telecom resolves 12
cases of illegal use of signal boosters following the company’s intensified
drive to address signal interference.
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Photo shows one of the illegal
repeaters installed in a building in Baclaran/Roxas Blvd. area.
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The telecommunications
provider came across an aggregation of illegal repeaters in Baclaran and Roxas
Boulevard area. A total of 19 illegal repeaters were uncovered in separate
buildings in the area that include Shoe Plaza Uneed Bldg., Harrison Bldg.,
Khatar Bldg., Parka Bldg., ANLI Bldg., JB Bldg., Saulog, Metrobank Pasay,
Warehouse No. 802, Warehouse No. 142 and Warehouse No. 162 in Pasay City.
Following the discovery of
the illegal equipment, Globe agents initiated separate discussions with
building administrators concerned and they were able to secure their commitment
to dismantle the illegal repeaters.
“Globe will continue to
step up its campaign to eradicate the use of illegal repeaters or signal
boosters as such equipment impedes the flow of communication, adversely
affecting the experience of our customers. The company will not put up with
such kind of unscrupulous activities,” said Atty. Froilan Castelo, Globe
General Counsel. He emphasized that the use signal booster, if not properly
coordinated with the telco provider concerned, causes network interference that
result in mobile phone subscribers to
experience dropped calls, garbled lines, and weak signal.
According to Castelo, Globe Telecom’s drive
versus signal interference is in support of the company’s network modernization
initiative intended to provide a robust and reliable network for voice, text
and data services. However, concerns emanating from the use of illegal
repeaters hamper seamless connectivity, prompting Globe to launch a campaign to
rid the network of signal interference and provide wonderful customer
experience.
Incidents of interference
usually indicate the use of repeaters as such devices are not coordinated with
other telecommunications infrastructure of a mobile network concerned. In
recent years, numerous incidence of interference had been noted particularly in
the metropolitan Manila area. Illegal repeaters
come in the form of indoor or outdoor antennas and wireless adapters which
boost network coverage and signal by hogging bandwidth from a legitimate
network infrastructure.
The proliferation of
signal interference has already prompted the National Telecommunications
Commission (NTC) to issue Memorandum Order 01-02-2013, prohibiting the sale,
purchase, importation, possession or use of signal boosters operating on the
800 megahertz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, and 2100 MHz frequency bands without the
approval of the regulatory agency. Violation could entail penalties and even
imprisonment.
The telecommunications
provider came across an aggregation of illegal repeaters in Baclaran and Roxas
Boulevard area. A total of 19 illegal repeaters were uncovered in separate
buildings in the area that include Shoe Plaza Uneed Bldg., Harrison Bldg.,
Khatar Bldg., Parka Bldg., ANLI Bldg., JB Bldg., Saulog, Metrobank Pasay,
Warehouse No. 802, Warehouse No. 142 and Warehouse No. 162 in Pasay City.
Following the discovery of
the illegal equipment, Globe agents initiated separate discussions with
building administrators concerned and they were able to secure their commitment
to dismantle the illegal repeaters.
“Globe will continue to
step up its campaign to eradicate the use of illegal repeaters or signal
boosters as such equipment impedes the flow of communication, adversely
affecting the experience of our customers. The company will not put up with
such kind of unscrupulous activities,” said Atty. Froilan Castelo, Globe
General Counsel. He emphasized that the use signal booster, if not properly
coordinated with the telco provider concerned, causes network interference that
result in mobile phone subscribers to
experience dropped calls, garbled lines, and weak signal.
According to Castelo, Globe Telecom’s drive
versus signal interference is in support of the company’s network modernization
initiative intended to provide a robust and reliable network for voice, text
and data services. However, concerns emanating from the use of illegal
repeaters hamper seamless connectivity, prompting Globe to launch a campaign to
rid the network of signal interference and provide wonderful customer
experience.
Incidents of interference
usually indicate the use of repeaters as such devices are not coordinated with
other telecommunications infrastructure of a mobile network concerned. In
recent years, numerous incidence of interference had been noted particularly in
the metropolitan Manila area. Illegal repeaters
come in the form of indoor or outdoor antennas and wireless adapters which
boost network coverage and signal by hogging bandwidth from a legitimate
network infrastructure.
The proliferation of
signal interference has already prompted the National Telecommunications
Commission (NTC) to issue Memorandum Order 01-02-2013, prohibiting the sale,
purchase, importation, possession or use of signal boosters operating on the
800 megahertz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, and 2100 MHz frequency bands without the
approval of the regulatory agency. Violation could entail penalties and even
imprisonment.
