#smart bro 1mbps

A reader sent an email last night asking why Smart Bro's Fixed Wireless Plan 999 has been downgraded to just 1Mbps from 2Mbps starting June 1, 2011. I recently checked out SmartBro's Canopy page (http://smart.com.ph/bro/products/homebroa-dband.htm). Smart is also offering WiMax at 1Mbps for Php999. Smart Bro's Plan 999 used to be 2Mbps so to make it "fair" across the board, they've also made it 1Mbps. This will prevent Smart Bro Fixed Wireless from eating into the market of Smart WiMax. Smart is already pushing their next-generation LTE network, Smart Evolution, so it's possible majority of their 2011 budget is allocated for the roll-out and very small or none is left for Smart Bro. Here's my take -- if you're Smart Bro is currently giving you somewhere between 500Kbps to 1Mbps from the old 2Mbps max speed, I don't think it really matters if the new max speed is just 1Mbps. A new poster ad from Smart Bro promotes their broadband speed to be up to 2Mbps. Read more in our articles including "Smart Bro Plan 999 drops to 1Mbps" and "Smart Bro now up to 2Mbps".