MANILA, Philippines – After the five-year network modernization program, Globe Telecom is embarking on another infrastructure program to enhance the Internet experience in homes and businesses nationwide.
The telco giant announced that the bulk of $750 million capex this year will be allotted to deploy fiber optic cables in 20,000 barangays or about 2 million homes nationwide. Fiber optics allows higher download and upload speeds, lower latency, and faster Internet browsing and streaming of high-definition multimedia content, among others.
The infrastructure build is expected to take five years and will extend network coverage to more areas that currently have no connection or are experiencing unreliable service. It will also increase the capacity of its network for both mobile and wirelines using different technologies including 3G, LTE and Wi-Fi. The project will likewise replace the old copper wires that have been used for wireline connections in the past.
Globe president and CEO Ernest Cu said that the network build’s success will require cooperation from the government and homeowners’ associations.
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