Since we beta tested the LTE service of Smart from last year (it ended around March), I've been asked a lot of times when they will officially launch the service in the Philippines. We were expecting that by June, Smart would have already launched its LTE service commercially and we'd actually be able to experience those blazing fast mobile internet speeds (I was getting as fast as 40Mbps on SpeedTest and up to 2MB/s on torrents). During the beta phase back in February, we were told that Smart was fast-tracking the network upgrade and their engineering team was working 24/7 equipping the base stations for LTE deployment. “Every single base station of Smart is now easily upgradeable to fourth-generation technologies like HSPA+ and LTE,†added Smart president and CEO Napoleon L. Read more in our articles including "Smart completes roll-out of 9,500 LTE base stations" and "6 smartphones under PHP 20,000 released in Q1 2026".
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Nov 1, 2006Since we beta tested the LTE service of Smart from last year (it ended around March), I've been asked a lot of times when they will officially launch the service in the Philippines. We were expecting that by June, Smart would have already launched its LTE service commercially and we'd actually be able to experience those blazing fast mobile internet speeds (I was getting as fast as 40Mbps on SpeedTest and up to 2MB/s on torrents).
During the beta phase back in February, we were told that Smart was fast-tracking the network upgrade and their engineering team was working 24/7 equipping the base stations for LTE deployment. “Every single base station of Smart is now easily upgradeable to fourth-generation technologies like HSPA+ and LTE,†added Smart president and CEO Napoleon L.
Our coverage of smart lte release includes: "Smart completes roll-out of 9,500 LTE base stations"; "6 smartphones under PHP 20,000 released in Q1 2026"; "Smart Bro now up to 2Mbps". Each article provides unique insights and information.