Smart 4G LTE about to hit the streets of Manila

If this little teaser from Smart is any indication, Smart Evolution (4G/LTE) will be available to the public any day this month. That’s 50-70Mbps of mobile internet on the road.

No other details have been given out but public testing was made as early as May this year so I guess it’s about time they roll it out to the public.

We’re not sure how many LTE-capable base stations they’ve deployed and the kind of coverage it will offer but I reckon it will hit the streets of Metro Manila ahead of anybody in the country.

The LTE service will most probably be delivered via the ZTE MF820 or the Huawei E398, the one we saw in June at CommunicAsia.

The other obvious question is — how much for 50Mbps? Your guess is as good as mine.

Hat tip to Christopher Ammerlaan.

Abe Olandres

Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

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26 Comments

Benchmark says:

13 years ago

Well the usual complain of others, why give a faster net service yet their current net service is crap. And you will always see the word “up to” to their posted ad.
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iskalot says:

13 years ago

Exactly
As far as I know, NTC had released notice to the telcos not to include only that “up to” speed in their ads, but also state the minimum speed the subscribers will get

pong says:

13 years ago

makiki-wifi na lang ako holdup price nanamn yan
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javalite says:

13 years ago

If access to this service is going to be for prepaid or something like a limited data plan, I’m sticking to unlisurf on 3G/HSDPA on my postpaid. To think I was actually gearing up for a Smart LTE/Galaxy Note combo. =__=”
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dan says:

13 years ago

a guaranteed 1.5-2mbps for a month@ 1.5k (no torrent) is much better than this IMHO
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NemOry says:

13 years ago

You can’t trust all network providers.
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ronnie says:

13 years ago

maganda bumili nyn kaso kakatakot naman kasi pati buhay natin delikado sa mamasamang tao.
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ronnie says:

13 years ago

gusto kung magkaroon ng ganyan magkano kaya yan sa ngyon??
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glen says:

13 years ago

no thanks. It is LTE with 3g speeds and will be metered on kb basis. I am happy with cheap,and stable sun internet.

I HAVE.ENOUGH OF.ALL THESE MARKETING.CRAP. IT IS ONLY A WAY FOR.THESE NO GOOD.COMPANIES.TO EXTORT MONEY!
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eet my shet says:

13 years ago

All TELCOS in PI are useless. They are driven by greed and motivated only by money.
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Steve Jobs says:

13 years ago

499 per 1GB up 54Mbps.
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