Telecoms

PLDT HOME still the most dominant broadband, three times bigger than competition

The Philippine Star

February 7, 2015 | 12:00am

MANILA, Philippines – Leading telecommunications and multimedia services provider PLDT, through its home digital services group PLDT HOME, has maintained its leadership in fixed broadband with a 70% market share at the end of the third quarter of 2014, more than triple that of its nearest competitor.

PLDT HOME has remained the preferred broadband provider in the country with consistent double-digit increases in broadband subscribers as it grew a robust 18% at the end of September from its year-ago level, bringing its total broadband subscriber base to nearly one million.

According to PLDT President & CEO Napoleon L. Nazareno, “The PLDT Group’s fixed broadband businesses generated P10.2 billion in revenues for the first three quarters of the year, up by 12% from P9.1 billion in the same period in 2013.”

“We are glad to know that majority of the broadband market prefers our products and services which is primarily due to the PLDT Group’s integrated approach of providing a range of high-quality voice, data, and multimedia services to our customers,” Nazareno said.

PLDT EVP and Head of HOME Business Ariel P. Fermin said, “PLDT’s fixed broadband services led by PLDT HOME DSL and PLDT HOME Fibr serve as the foundation for value-added services such as Pay TV, video on demand, and live streaming.”

Fermin said PLDT HOME expects sustained growth in broadband with new revenue streams through various services offered in PLDT HOME Telpad and TVolution.

"The increased multimedia usage in Filipino homes is evident as our Cignal over Fibr subscribers expanded by five-fold this year,” he said.

In September this year, PLDT also grew its Time-Division Duplex-Long Term Evolution (TD-LTE) network to over 400 cell sites to fortify its leadership in providing high-speed Internet services to more Filipinos nationwide.

“The continuous expansion of our TD-LTE network will further strengthen connections at home, especially those who live in remote towns and provinces. TD-LTE will provide them access to the internet and allow them to experience the benefits of broadband technology,” Fermin said.

PLDT HOME Ultera, one of PLDT’s latest services launched earlier this year, gives the country’s internet service a fresh boost by enabling more Filipino homes to gain ready access to multimedia services like social media, movies, games, and music through fourth-generation wireless broadband platform.

“We are bringing all these digital services within reach of more Filipino homes across the country with our various plan options,” Fermin added.

More information on PLDT HOME’s products and services can be found in the website pldthome.com.