PLDT boosts number of live LTE base stations by 45%; fixed broadband now passes 5.07m homes

摘要

Philippine operator PLDT Inc. says that in the first six months of this year, its mobile arm Smart Communications (including Sun Cellular) deployed an additional 3,900 new LTE base stations, boosting the total number of BTS on-air by 45% to 12,600. Further, the company says it has bolstered its LTE-A network, by installing new sites in Batanes, Sagada and Cagayan, as well as in Palawan, Sorsogon, Cebu, Bohol, Leyte, Davao and Sarangani. In a statement, PLDT said: 'With this rollout, Smart is on track to fulfil its commitment to the National Telecommunications Commission to provide high speed wireless data services in over 90% of the country's cities and municipalities by the end of 2018'.