by admin | Oct 7, 2016 | Tech Talk
Globe network stimulates higher mobile speed experience
For the first time in many years, Akamai Technologies included the Philippines in the country ranking for mobile internet speeds. And the results did not disappoint Filipino consumers.
With an average speed of 8.5 Mbps, the Philippines ranked 6th in the average mobile internet connection speed according to the 2nd Akamai State of Internet Report. The latest Akamai report also reveals that the Philippines also achieved 105.1 Mbps peak mobile speed which in the third highest in Asia Pacific next to Australia and Thailand.
Globe Telecom’s efforts to improve internet experience of its customers advanced significantly in the first 100 days of the Duterte administration, as the company managed to drive the mobile internet speed ranking of the Philippines with its 1st world internet campaign.
Globe President & CEO Ernest Cu reiterated the company’s commitment to improve the state of internet in the Philippines in order to make the nation admired globally. “More and more Filipinos are becoming dependent on fast and reliable internet connectivity, it is imperative that telco operators like Globe work closely with the government in expanding and improving telecommunication services,” Cu said.
Cu emphasized Globe is maximizing the use of additional frequency assets it obtained from the sellout of San Miguel’s telco assets in line with its commitment to the National Telecommunications Commission to deploy about 4,500 multiband, multimode software defined radio base station equipment to 95% of total municipalities and cities in the country, intended to improve overall customer experience in terms of speed and reliability of mobile internet services.
To date, Globe has already completed deployment of LTE 700 in 200 sites, mostly in Metro Manila as well as LTE 2600 in 900 sites, mostly in Visayas and Mindanao. According to Cu, sites where the LTE 700 and LTE 2600 have been deployed cover major business districts and highly-urbanized and populated areas in the country.
Cu further disclosed that Globe also expanded its GoWiFi network as it recently completed deployment of the service in close to 500 sites that include Ayala Malls, fast food chains, bus terminals, convenience stores and other public places. He added that Globe is working on widening its WiFi coverage and plan to deploy GoWiFi services in close to 1,000 sites across the country. This will provide WiFi coverage not only Metro Manila but also in Davao, Cebu, Bulacan, Cavite, Cagayan Valley, Cagayan de Oro, Nueva Vizcaya, Dumaguete, Zamboanga and Boracay.
Launched in 2015, GoWiFi, the company’ premium open national WiFi network, is now serving close to 3 million customers per month. The company’s national WiFi network is open to any customer with a WiFi enabled device. While customers are able to access the service for free for 30 minutes a day, customers can easily purchase GoWiFi credits which they can use in any GoWiFi hotspot.
According to Cu, the company is also about to complete deployment of free Wi-Fi services in all MRT Line 3 stations, enabling Globe customers riding the MRT to efficiently make use of their transit time as they are now able to access the internet for free.
The deployment of free Wi-Fi services is expected to benefit around 350,000 daily passengers of MRT Line 3. Each passenger will be given free Wi-Fi access for 30 minutes daily, said Cu, emphasizing that provision of free WiFi services in all MRT3 stations is part of the company’s initiative to enhance network capacities.
Aside from MRT Line 3, Globe also signed an agreement to provide free Wi-Fi services in all 20 LRT stations. In addition to deployment of WiFi services, Globe will also provide fiber optic cable system that will extend the length of the entire LRT 1 and cover all LRT stations and LRMC’s depot in Pasay City. Globe also recently signed with the Metro Manila Development Authority a similar agreement that will allow the telco provider to deploy wireless infrastructure in MMDA controlled areas as part of its efforts to enhance network coverage and capacities.
The 2Q Akamai report also showed the Philippines has average internet speed of 4.3 Mbps in fixed broadband, up by 24% QoQ and 27% YoY. The country registered the strongest growth in Asia Pacific region in terms of “above 4Mbps connectivity adoption” at 33% adoption rate, growing 79% QoQ and 116% YoY.
For above 10 Mbps connectivity adopted, the country showed a 5% adoption, growing by 86% QoQ and 683% YoY. For 15Mbps connectivity adoption rate, the country is at a nascent 2.1% adoption, up 109% QoQ and 872% YoY.
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Yoly C. Crisanto
Head, Corporate Communications
Globe Telecom, Inc.
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by admin | Oct 6, 2016 | Headlines, National News
The Department of Trade and Industry is eyeing small and medium enterprises (SMEs) as well as large corporations in Calabarzon to join its two quality programs: Philippine Quality Challenge (PQC) and Philippine Quality Award (PQA) in a bid to promote organizational competitiveness in the local businesses.
The DTI- Competitiveness Bureau (CB) recently conducted its PQA/PQC Roadshow at Lucena, Quezon Ptrovince to orient local businesses and organizations about the two performance excellence programs.
CB Executive Director Virgilio Fulgencio stated that SMEs will benefit in joining Philippine Quality Challenge since they can improve their organizations and become comparable with world-class firms.
“As we push our SMEs to become globally competitive, we are putting them at the center of our efforts to improve and attain performance excellence. In this way, they could compete with other firms within and outside the ASEAN region.” Fulgencio explained.
To be able to join both programs, organizations should first undergo Applicants’ Training and comply with the Eligibility Requirements before they enter the assessment phase. After completing the requirements, the team of assessors will do an independent review and present their findings to the Board of Judges. The whole assessment cycle usually takes a year, from application to awarding rites.
PQA is the highest level of recognition given to organizations based on a global standard. It was established to assist local companies/organizations achieve world-class performance excellence. It is the Philippine version of the US Baldrige National Quality Award (MBNQA) and National Quality Awards abroad.
PQC,on the other hand is the simplified version of the PQA criteria, focusing on companies interested to start their quality initiatives towards organizational excellence. Both the PQA and PQC serves as framework for competitiveness based on the principles of Total Quality Management (TQM).
To date, there are 14 PQA recipients from CALABARZON which include Yazaki-Torres Manufacturing Incorporated (1998), Sutherland Global Services (2008), First Philippine Industrial Corp. (2008), RCM Manufacturing Inc. (2010), Mariwasa Siam Ceramics Inc. (2010), Sunpower Philippines Manufacturing Ltd. (2010), Automotive Air-conditioning Technology Phils. Inc. (2011), Optodev, Inc. (2012), Lyceum of the Philippines University Batangas, Inc. (2012), Lyceum of the Philippines – Laguna (2014), San Miguel Yamamura Asia Corporation (2012), STMicroelectronics, Inc. (2014), SMC Yamamura Fuso Molds Corporation (2014) and ROHM Electronics Philippines, Inc. (2014).
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Reden M. Miranda
DTI – OSEC, Public Relations Unit
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by admin | Oct 5, 2016 | Headlines, National News
MANILA, October 5 (PIA)–Gitakda nang ipagawas sa ulohang buhatan sa Land Transportation Office (LTO) ang bag-ong mga driver’s license nga may 5 years validity agi og pagsunod sa mando ni Presidente Rodrigo Duterte.
Matud pa ni LTO Chief Asec. Edgar Galvante, ang mga lisensyang may 5-year validity alang una sa mga kliyente sa Metro Manila nga sugdan sa Oktubre 10 sa LTO Central Office ug 3 ka LTO licensing office sa syudad sa Quezon.
Sa Oktubre 14 usab gipaabot nga tanang mga buhatan sa LTO sa tibuok Metro Manila ang makahatag na sa maong lisensya ug sa dili pa matapos ang tuig, mahatag na usab kini sa tibuok nasod.
Samtang gitataw ni Galvante nga sa pagkakaron, hinimo una sa papel ang mahatag nga mga bag-ong lisensya ug ang mga reserbang plastic card usab sa LTO ang mahimong ihatag sa mga overseas Filipino workers (OFW).
Kalabot niini, giingong nakig-alayon na usab ang LTO sa Presidential Communications Office (PCO) aron mag-produce og mga plaka nga gitinguhang mahatag sa ikaduhang kwarter sa sunod tuig.
Giingong magdugang usab og analytics sa mga plaka sama na lang sa Radio-frequency Identification (RFID) sa tabang sa National Printing Office. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
by admin | Oct 5, 2016 | Headlines, National News
MANILA, October 5 (PIA)–Napuno na usab ang Malakanyang sa hinay nga internet mao nga gi-plano na sa National Telecommunications (NTC) nga magbaton og kaugalingong national broadband.
Matud pa ni Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Kalihim Martin Andanar, ang kaugalingong national broadband sa gobyerno ang nakitang solusyon ni Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Kalihim Rodolfo Salalima sa hinay nga internet sa nasod atol sa gipahigayong cabinet meeting niadtong Lunes sa gabii.
Ang planong magkinaugalingon og national broadband ang gobyerno tungod usab sa kakulang sa serbisyong ginahatag sa mga telecommunication company kun telcos, dugang pa ni Andanar.
Ang sistemang gustong mahitabo sa DICT mao ang ipatuman ang duha ka paagi—“…either you create at yourself, or the other one is to provide for the ¬areas na wala pa iyong pribado , lalagyan ito ng mga fiber optic, lalagyan mo ng mga cell sites,” dugang pa sa Kalihim. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
by admin | Oct 5, 2016 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita, Price Updates
TAGBILARAN CITY, October 5 (PIA)–Sugdan na sa Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) sa Bohol ang pag-monitor sa mga nag-unang panaliton sa panahon sa Kapaskohan ilabi na ang mga produktong pang noche buena tungod kay nagsugod na og dagsang sa mga dagkong tindahan ang mga mamamalit isip preparasyon sa panahon sa Pasko.
Matud pa ni Jose Hibaya, Provincial Chief sa DTI Consumer Welfare and Business Regulations Division, ang mga kawani sa ilang departamento magsugod na og pahigayon og monitoring operations sa mga kamerkadohan ug mga dagkong tindahan dinhi sa lalawigan sa Bohol.
Dugang pa ni Hibaya, magpadayon ang ilang monitoring taman Disyembre diin kasagarang ipahigayon ang mga Christmas parties.
Apan giseguro ni Hibaya nga sa pagkakaron, walay angay ikabalaka ang mga konsumidor tungod kay wala pa ma’y pagsaka sa mga presyo sa nag-unang panaliton ang ilang nabantayan.
Niadtong Setyembre, ang DTI nipatuman og prize freeze order human sa pagdeklarar og state of national emergency tungod sa state of lawlessness ni Presidente Rodrigo Duterte.
Pinaagi sa maong prize freeze order, mapanalipdan ang mga konsumidor gikan sa abusadong negosyante nga magpasulabi og pasaka sa presyo sa ilang mga baligyang produkto.
Sa niaging tuig, daghang reklamo gikan sa mga konsumidor batok sa mga retailers nga nagpasulabi sa presyo sa mga produktong pang-noche Buena. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
