Globe finishes HSPA+ rollout in
the country. The Telco also boasts that their network is now “100-percent on 4G”
speeds. We have previously reported that the Wonderful network has started its
3G and 4G campaign all over the country last month. Now, they claimed to have
completed all phases of network upgrade bringing their network in 100-percent
HSPA+ and 4G speeds.
“The Globe 4G HSPA+ network
extends the company’s ability, as a telecommunications provider, to adequately
serve high data usage of customers amid proliferation of bandwidth-intensive
applications and growing preference for smartphones and other mobile devices,”
Globe President & CEO Ernest Cu said.
The Globe 4G HSPA+ network greatly enhances customers’ digital lifestyle
as technological innovations constantly change the way people live and
communicate, Cu said, noting that more and more people are more drawn into
living the digital lifestyle and what they download, explore, and share online
define their identity and lifestyle as digital citizens.
Cu also emphasized the technology
would help underpin economic growth in the country as the technology enables
Globe to provide the required capacity and performance for the rapidly growing
data consumption of business enterprises. Globe Telecom’s pervasive 4G HSPA+ technology
is most relevant to businesses that are looking for ways to enhance
productivity and lower costs by adapting newer technologies that require fast
and reliable data connectivity, said Cu.
In June, Globe Telecom became the
first mobile operator in the country to fully equip its network with the 3G
technology. The rollout of both 3G and 4G HSPA+ infrastructure for the entire
Globe network forms part of the company’s transformation efforts.
Still, Globe Telecom will continue
to upgrade its facilities in line with its thrust of future-proofing its
network as technologies continue to evolve at a much faster rate.
Recently, Globe signed a landmark
partnership with Alcatel Lucent to expand its LTE-TDD and LTE-FDD footprint in
Visayas and Mindanao as part of an initiative to further extend the
telecommunication provider’s mobile ultra-broadband infrastructure in the country.
Last week, the company activated its first LTE-TDD site under the expansion
program in Lahug, Cebu. The rollout is part of the mobile operator’s continuing
adoption of more advanced technologies for better connectivity experience,
higher network capacity and faster transmission speeds.
Globe also recently demonstrated
proof-of –concept trials on LTE-CA and
LTE eMBMS, which are latest LTE technologies as part of effort to stay ahead of
its customers’ burgeoning data requirement. The LTE CA technology dramatically
increases efficient utilization of frequencies and thus would enable Globe to aggregate
blocks of spectrum for higher bandwidth capacity. On the other hand, the LTE eMBMS technology will
pave the way for efficient delivery of video and multimedia services using the
company’s LTE network.