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Smart Padyak: Wifi on Wheels

Inq7.net reports that Smart Communications has been using pedicabs to bring wireless broadband to areas in the Philippines that still has no internet:

In lieu of passengers, the sidecars of specially equipped pedicabs instead carry a desktop computer and a wireless antenna that connects to the cellular network of telecom firm Smart Communications.

Smart runs a fixed wireless Internet service, called Smart Bro, on it cellular network.

The computers, however, must still be connected to regular power outlet to function, Ramon Isberto, Smart public affairs head, said.

He said that the experiment, called “Smart Padyak” (Smart Pedaling) is underway in Cebu and some parts of Metro Manila.

Looks like is more aggressive in widening their coverage rather than saving the degrading coverage they currently have.

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Complete story can be found here.

[tags]broad band, isp, internet, dsl, wi-fi[/tags]

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Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

5 Responses

  1. Avatar for joi joi says:

    how do i email a smart phone?

  2. Avatar for JheyAr JheyAr says:

    SMARTBROKEN should concentrate on there UNLIMITED INTERMITENT CONNECTION b4 thinking of other things.

  3. Avatar for kidlat kidlat says:

    Ever heard of Smart Click? Its a complete internet cafe/computer center in a container van franchised by Smart. We have one here in our place – Aurora province. I heard that there are now 5 of these in Luzon. It uses the Smart wifi/bro service to connect to the internet.

  4. Avatar for Migs Migs says:

    For a moment I thought the PCs would be pedal-powered. It might work if those were laptops.

  5. Avatar for jhay jhay says:

    I agree. What good would the Smart Padyak do my cousin’s woeful connection speed of 23kpbs?

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