smart nesic

A recent speed test conducted by an independent professional engineering service, NESIC, showed that Smart Bro got better results, over-all. The results were shared to members of the media during lunch today with reps from NESIC and Smart answering questions from the press. Here's the summary of the test done by NESIC: - Smart is faster in 99 of the 100 test locations. - 2.66Mbps highest peak speed for SmartBro (tested in Plantation Bay Resort) - 1.23Mbps peak speed average for Smart Bro vs. Globe actually beat Smart Bro in only 1 of the 100 test locations (that's at the Matutina Restaurant in Dagupan). Smart's network has been upgraded to HSPA+ as well with 3,116 base stations on HSPA 7.2Mbps and 154 base stations on HSPA+ 21Mbps. It is interesting to note that NESIC was also used by Globe Telecom to do a similar test in 2009 (see our Globe-NESIC story here). A new poster ad from Smart Bro promotes their broadband speed to be up to 2Mbps. Read more in our articles including "NESIC speed test shows Smart Bro bests Tattoo" and "Smart Bro now up to 2Mbps".