PhilTower rolls out 200 cell site towers

MANILA, Philippines — Phil-Tower Consortium Inc., one of the country’s leading digital shared infrastructure providers, has completed its 200th site, one of the fastest tower rollouts in the country.

With the government’s common tower policy, passive infrastructure like cell site towers can host equipment by different operators, thus minimizing their capital expenditures, allowing them to rapidly roll out their networks  and making their services available to more people faster.  In addition, shared infrastructure will minimize the unsightly clutter of towers that currently dominate the country’s landscape.

“PhilTower is proud to announce the 200 cell site milestone and we look forward to rolling out several hundreds more in the coming months. We remain committed to the government’s vision of rolling out a world-class digital infrastructure nationwide in the most efficient and cost effective manner. We are thankful to the  Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and Anti-Red Tape Authority  (ARTA), as well as the various local government units (LGU) for making this momentous  event a reality. It shows we can accomplish a lot together when we are all bound by a common vision for the good of the country,” said Devid Gubiani, PhilTower president.

Peter Wong, PhilTower country director, added that they look forward to hosting mobile operators Smart, Globe, and Dito on their sites, and even other broadband providers who need to build their networks faster and more economically.

PhilTower has built towers across North and South Luzon, and more notably in the NCR/Rizal regions. These tower solutions range from 30 to 50 meter ground-based towers, rooftop solutions, as well as a number of street furniture micro cell poles/smart poles which is the preferred option in villages and subdivisions as they blend well with the surroundings and require a very small footprint  compared to taller  structures.

PhilTower has started to partner with various real estate developers to implement this  solution and  provide value to their developments while fulfilling  the connectivity needs of their residences.

PhilTower constructs and operates digital infrastructure in partnership with Mobile Network Operators (MNO). It is a joint investment of Macquarie Capital and the Pan-Asian Digital Shared Infrastructure group: Global Network Inc. (GNI) with operations in Malaysia, Indonesia and Myanmar.