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Globe claims 100% 3G coverage, 4G/LTE in 3 months

Yesterday, Globe Telecom boasted the fruition of their recent efforts (not to mention investments) in expanding their network’s reach in the country. In the press conference, Globe President Ernest Cu stated that the Ayala-led telco now has 100% coverage for 3G and is looking to do the same feat for 4G/LTE in the next 90 days.

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According Ernest Cu, Globe Telecoms will be spending up to USD200 million, or a third of the telco’s 2014 capital expenditure budget (USD600 – 650 millon) this year for the modernization of their network infrastructure.

Globe’s network upgrades this year involve laying out additional fiber optic cables spanning to 9400 kilometers, and increasing the number of cell sites in the country, which is expected to reach at least 6500 by the end of the year, 700 of which are 4G/LTE cell sites.

“Our transformation journey does not end with the 3G and 4G technologies. We will continue to improve our network’s infrastructure to accommodate our customers’ fast-paced digital lifestyle needs,”

– Ernest Cu, CEO of Globe Telecoms

In line with his statement above, Cu mentioned that Globe plans to allot roughly the same amount of money (USD100 – 200 million) next year to fuel the telco’s effort to further enhance the service through network upgrades.

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This article was written by Ronnie Bulaong, a special features contributor and correspondent for YugaTech. Follow him on Twitter @turonbulaong.

35 Responses

  1. Avatar for Kenn Kenn says:

    WHAT THE FUCK!!

  2. Avatar for JJ JJ says:

    BEWARE OF GLOBE… lolokohin lang kayo! Anong silbi ng 100% 3g or 4g coverage kung naka-cap. Papatikman lang tayo ng konting speed good only for a few hours per day, tapos ibabalik tayo sa 100% SLOWNESS which is EVEN SLOWER THAN BEFORE!

  3. Avatar for Freeje Freeje says:

    100% coverage but signal will still be weak n service shit.

  4. Avatar for Zobel Zobel says:

    Will stick to Smart prepaid. I’ve gotten upwards of 800 KBs during off peak.

  5. Avatar for Yousef Yousef says:

    Eat shit, Globe. I’m not going back to your shitty network ever again. What’s the use of 42 Mbps (or even 1 Gbps for that matter) if your internet is capped?! Smart all the way.

  6. Avatar for globe loyalist globe loyalist says:

    im using globe since nagkatrabaho aq, happy naman ako kasi ok un signal nila, hindi nga lng sa lahat ng area, pero un 100 percent 3g no way,
    pero nagdadalawang isip na ko ngayun dahil sa data capping nila, aanhin mo malakas na signal kung may cap naman sila,

    nag hotspot ako, i spent 45mb pero hindi ako nakakonek sa fb or google,
    i really hste them now, puro sila salita, unlike before unlimited ang net nila, i filed a report pero i doubt kung may mangyayari dun kasi wla na sila pakialam sa users nila lalo na sa mga blackberry users nila, hanggang ngayun wla pa un update ng bb os 10, ung ibang banda 2 weeks na un update, sa globe walang kwenta

  7. Avatar for kitkit kitkit says:

    Aysus! Wala ito… joke lang ito.. hahahhaha! Ngayon na nga lang peste na.. hanggang sa pangarap nalang Globe…

  8. Avatar for ku-mag ku-mag says:

    Yung tumawag ka nga lang ng landline eh..

    NETWORK BUSY –> Nagunli landline calls ka pa!

  9. Avatar for Joey Joey says:

    I just hate Globe, poor customer service, walang keenta net, lowbatt na phone mo di pa nagloload fb mo. Sinungaling. Puro media release pabango di naman totoo

    • Avatar for Cherrymobileaddict Cherrymobileaddict says:

      Ano ba kasing phone yan? Kahit naka edge lang connection ko di naman inaabot ng low batt bago makapag load ang fb haha

  10. Avatar for Aramis Aramis says:

    Even LTE is “not” really 4G had the International Telecommunications Union-Radio communications sector (ITU-R) reconsidered, as it is NOT International Mobile Telecommunications Advanced (IMT-Advanced)- compliant. Remember, “peak speed requirements for 4G service at 100 megabits per second (Mbit/s) for high mobility communication (such as from trains and cars) and 1 gigabit per second (Gbit/s) for low mobility communication (such as pedestrians and stationary users).” KAYA, On December 6, 2010, ITU-R recognized that these two technologies, as well as other beyond-3G technologies that do not fulfill the IMT-Advanced requirements, could NEVERTHELESS be considered “4G”, PROVIDED they represent (1) forerunners to IMT-Advanced compliant versions and ” (2) a substantial level of improvement in performance and capabilities with respect to the initial third generation systems now deployed”.” (source wiki)

  11. Avatar for jherwynne jherwynne says:

    Sus….sana naman! Sa EDSA na nga lang intermittent pa yung signal ng Globe!

  12. Avatar for Simon Simon says:

    To Andrew, puro ka kasi streaming ng porn videos, malakas makaubos yon.

    Mag smart ka na lang, para mainis ka din sa throttled speed nila.

    Ang ibig sabihin ng unlimited Internet ay: Di ka mawawalang ng Internet connection. Mabagal man o mabilis basta may Internet connection ka lagi. Iba to sa unlimited bandwidth. Gets mo?

  13. Avatar for Andrew Andrew says:

    walang hiyang kompanyang yan. unli data for postpaid pero throttled ako? unli ba yun????

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