#Internet Capacity

For the past 5 years now, we've seen a huge growth in internet penetration in the country. I told my friend -- it's all about capacity, not speed. Take this analogy for example: Running an ISP is something like running an Internet Cafe, only simplified. Another friend of mine and I run a small 10-unit internet cafe for a year now. Our total connection is a 4Mbps business line and on a regular day, with a good mix of customers, the individual workstations get a good share of the 4Mbps internet speed. So, what we do is concentrate on capacity -- bump up our bandwidth to 8Mbps and increase the number of work-stations from 10 seats to 20 seats. The 1Mbps plan allows them to handle a large capacity of subscribers without choking their network. My prediction is that, unless we get to the point that household internet penetration reaches 50% and above, we won't be seeing affordable residential plans in the 20Mbps or higher. Read more in our articles including "It's all about Capacity, not Speed" and "Google Year in Search 2025 for Philippines revealed".