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NTC sets 256kbps as the minimum mobile broadband speed

The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) plans to set a minimum speed of 256 kilobits per second (kbps) for mobile broadband. The minimum speed is the same as the fixed broadband services like DSL, fiber, and cable.

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The definition of mobile broadband as stated by NTC are “any device that has the capability of accessing mobile networks, and whose inherent design enables it to be portable and is not inherently designed to be located permanently or semi-permanently.” This includes pocket Wi-Fi, USB dongles, and smartphones & tablets with data connection.

With the 256kbps set as the minimum, GPRS services are already not considered to be a mobile broadband service as its speed can only go as high as 114kbps. NTC will conduct Internet test speeds of local ISP for mobile broadband before the 2016 national elections in May.

With the increasing adoption of 4G LTE with cheaper LTE-capable devices, what can we do with 256kbps nowadays?

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This article was contributed by Daniel Morial, a film school graduate and technology enthusiast. He's the geeky encyclopedia and salesman among his friends for anything tech.

26 Responses

  1. Avatar for BIKTIMA KAMI LAHAT NG SUN CELLULAR BIKTIMA KAMI LAHAT NG SUN CELLULAR says:

    THE SURE KISS OF DEATH FOR PRESIDENTIABLE MAR ROXAS IS:
    TELCOS + NTC = SURE LOST FOR MAR ROXAS…
    TO THE FILIPINO MILLIONS WHO ARE VICTIMS TO THIS NTC & TELCOS CONNIVANCE, ITS PAY BACK TIME.
    LETS VOTE ANYONE BUT MAR ROXAS FOR PRESIDENT !!!
    ITS SO SCARY THAT NTC & THE TELCOS WILL AGAIN CONNIVE FOR MAKING MAR ROXAS WIN IN 2016.
    AFTER WHICH, WHAT COMES NEXT?
    MORE NTC VICTIMS?
    MORE VICTIMS FOR THE TELCOS?
    NO MORE… WE WANT CHANGE !!!

    EVERYONE… LET ALL OUR VOICES BE HEARD NOW !!!

    IT IS IN OUR CLOSE & SOLID UNITY THAT THEY (NTC & TELCOS) WILL ALL LISTEN & CHANGE THEIR EVIL WAYS & FINALLY RESPECT THE FILIPINO CONSUMERS !!!

    INDIVIDUALLY BINABASTOS NILA TAYO, PERO KAPAG TAYONG LAHAT AY NAGKAISA TAPOS ANG PROBLEMA, GETS NYO?

    REMEMBER THE GREAT NINOY & THE EDSA PEOPLE POWER?

    LETS ALL CONVERGE AT THE “INTERNET EDSA”… THE LORD ALMIGHTY IS WITH US ALL !!!

  2. Avatar for BIKTIMA KAMI LAHAT NG SUN CELLULAR BIKTIMA KAMI LAHAT NG SUN CELLULAR says:

    “GOOD JOB NTC”… ???

    THEY HAVE NOT DONE THEIR JOBS IN DECADES… WHAT IS SO GOOD IN THAT?

    FOR SO LONG, MANY INTERNET SUBSCRIBERS HAVE ALREADY BEEN SCAMMED BY THE ISP SCAM BUGS… WHAT IS SO GOOD IN THAT?

    FOR THE LONGEST TIME, THESE USELESS ISPs HAVE TURNED THE BLIND EYE & THE DEAF EAR ON THE SUBSCRIBERS’ COMPLAINTS… WHAT IS SO GOOD IN THAT?

    THE SUBSCRIBERS’ PAYMENTS HAVE BEEN STOLEN & LIED TO BY THESE SCUM BUG ISPs WHOSE GOOD SERVICE WERE ALL JUST PROMISES… WHAT IS SO GOOD IN THAT?

    IT IS ONLY NOW THAT NTC IS DOING THEIR JOBS DUE THE 2016 NATIONAL ELECTIONS JUST TO PROTECT THE IMAGE OF THEIR PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MAR ROXAS FROM THE VIOLENT PUBLIC CLAMOR… WHAT IS SO GOOD IN THAT?

    THIS REPORT IS PURE PATRONAGE OF THE DEVIL NTC!!!

    THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING SO GOOD IN THAT… IS THERE?!?!?!

    PNOY: “EH D WOW!!!”

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