WIT provides satellite broadband for 2022 national election

MANILA, Philippines — Leading Satellite Broadband Service Provider We are IT Philippines Inc. (WIT) recently completed the highly successful implementation of its contract that enabled the secure transmission of millions of votes in remote areas, as well as the urban canvassing locations all over the Philippines during the National Election held last May 2022.

In the world’s largest deployment of automated voting machines, WIT provided a high-speed wireless connectivity platform that enabled Smartmatic to secure the transmission of millions of votes nationwide.

WIT installed, delivered, and commissioned 720 VSAT systems in less than 59 days to the farthest regions in the Philippines. The solution was integrated with Smartmatic’s digital transmission infrastructure network enabling fast and credible election results.

The Philippines elections have been fully automated since 2010. Prior to the automation of votes, the ballots were counted manually, with the results hand delivered to election headquarters. Since then, the Philippines government has turned to advanced ICT solutions to improve the efficiency and ensure the success of the electoral process.

We are IT Philippines is an international company that integrates advanced solutions with cutting edge products and world class service for the delivery of robust and dependable managed terrestrial and satellite networks. It has over two decades of experience operating teleports and advanced VSAT stations in over 30 countries in the Asia Pacific region.

In the Philippines, WIT provides vital satellite communications infrastructure for missions that are critical for the communications network used by telecommunications carriers, enterprise, as well as civil and military entities of the government. It also provides emergency communications management response services in times of disaster to all sectors of society.