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Globe WiMax Internet is here!

Just got an SMS confirmation from Globe that they’ve already rolled out and servicing customers on their WiMax network. I’m still getting the details but the Inquirer ran the story last night that it will be 512Kbps at Php799 per month. This service will certainly be competing against Smart Bro’s Fixed Wireless offering.


Will update this post once I get the copy of the press release. Intel’s timing was just right when we had the WiMax forum yesterday.

Here’s part of the Press Release I got:

Globe is first in the Philippines to launch Wimax. Available starting March 2009, the company’s WIMAX package is a high-speed Internet plan that lets users surf the web at speeds of up to 512kbps for only PHP795 per month. The package also comes with an aggressive money-back guarantee. “We challenge anyone with a competitive wireless subscription to try out our Wimax-backed plans. We are so confident with our service that we challenge you try out our connection, risk-free. Should you be unhappy with the connection within one month from installation, we’ll give you your money-back, no questions asked,” says Menchi Orlina, head of the Consumer Broadband Business Group.

The service is initially available in selected areas in South Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. Globe will continue to roll-out hundreds of WiMAX sites, as a complement to its existing DSL and 3G internet facilities, to ensure the internet gets to every Filipino who needs it.

Interested households may call (02)919-8888 or visit the nearest Globe Payments and Services centers for further inquiries.

WiMAX is short for Worldwide interoperability for Microwave Access. It is a standards-based technology designed to enable the deployment of wireless broadband access as a cost-efficient alternative to cable and DSL; WIMAX also has improved reach and can cover distances greater than those covered by other wireless technologies like WiFi, CDMA, or 3G.

Globe’s network is considered the first and biggest 2.5Ghz WiMAX (802.16e) broadband network in South East Asia.

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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.

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  3. Avatar for Joel Joel says:

    Dito smin sa nueva ecija maganda ang service ng globe wimax. Keep it up!

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  5. Avatar for lyn lyn says:

    saan po ba at sino pwede kuntakin kng magpakabit ng gloibe wimax d2 sa san francisco agusan del sur mindanao area

  6. Avatar for globetech globetech says:

    @nerissa need to pay ur bills asap, dahil magpapadala cla ng NBI personel pag lagpas n sa contract and still no payment, tos magkakaroon kapa n problem regarding criminal clearances.. good luck.

    • Avatar for akiko akiko says:

      bakit ganyan ang service nyo gloooooooooooobe nakaka discourage kayo magpakabit sana ako d na lang pangit pala ang wimax

  7. Avatar for mark anjelo bigayan mark anjelo bigayan says:

    pwede bang kabitan ng wifi router yung bagong labas na wimax ngayon? nag inquire kasi kami at nag apply ng globe sabi di daw pwede.. yung bagong labas nila ngayon hindi na parang tabo.. pina nipis na nila.. slim na ang dating nya.. pwede din kaya yun lagyan ng router.

  8. Avatar for nerissa nerissa says:

    hi guys,
    i read all ur comment here im same with u all desappointed in wmax to the point n nainis n ko mag bayad sa kanila kc 1n 1 mo. nagamit ko lng cya n 6 or 9 times tutol putol pa what a shit they are doing to people they send tech,but they dont have idia whts going on.if u go to office they will try to explain…my concern now they cut my conection .now they send me bill .like 7000 piso for 2.5 mo. bill.what if i will not pay what they can. do..pls.ans. if someone have same prob..tc

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