Thursday, March 28, 2024

Smart partners with Oppo to drive LTE adoption in PH

Wireless operator Smart Communications is teaming up with smartphone brand Oppo in ramping up LTE smartphone adoption among its customers.

Present at the signing ceremonies were (L-R): Smart vice president for prepaid marketing Carlo Endaya, PLDT-Smart FVP and consumer marketing head Andrew L. Santos, PLDT-Smart SVP and head of consumer business market development Oscar Reyes Jr, Oppo vice president for channel sales Zen Han, Oppo vice president for marketing Jane Wan, and Oppo vice president for operations Garrick Hung

Under the partnership, Smart and Oppo are offering the Oppo A71 phone kit bundle to Smart, TNT and Sun users at a discounted price to encourage more customers to upgrade their devices to LTE.

LTE allows customers to experience overall faster download and upload speeds that they can use to stream video, play mobile games, send files on-the-go and share photos on social media.

?Our vision is to enable Filipinos to enjoy the fastest data connection with Smart LTE. We want to do this by equipping every Filipino with an LTE smartphone. Hence, Smart joins forces with Oppo to bring an LTE smartphone that allows our subscribers to level up to LTE and do this in an affordable way,? PLDT-Smart FVP and consumer marketing head Andrew L. Santos

Oppo A71, one of Oppo?s best-selling smartphones, is available for P5,988, discounted from its original price of P6,990 while supplies last. The Oppo A71 phone kit bundle comes with an LTE upgrade SIM for existing Smart, TNT, and Sun customers.

First-time LTE SIM upgraders also get a free 1GB open-access data valid for 3 days upon successful upgrade, which customers can use for accessing social media sites like Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube, chat apps like Viber, and games like Mobile Legends, for example.

?Oppo and Smart share a mission, and that is to empower the customer with the latest technology and innovative products,? said Oppo vice president for marketing Jane Wan. ?We?re partnering with Smart to bring LTE-ready and up-to-date smartphones at affordable prices to more customers.?

As Smart accelerates its LTE migration campaign, the number of LTE handsets now surpass the number of 3G phones on the Smart network. The number of new LTE handsets in the Smart network also rose by 75% in the first half of the year.

As a result, the average revenue per user (ARPU) among prepaid subscribers increased just three months after the SIM upgrades. As more subscribers upgrade to LTE, mobile traffic on Smart?s network also grew by 79% in the first half of the year, higher than the industry year-on-year growth of 54% for the same period.

Under Smart?s Level Up to LTE campaign, customers are encouraged to upgrade to an LTE-capable smartphone and an LTE SIM to be able to fully enjoy Smart?s upgraded networks.

?To enjoy LTE, our subscribers need only to remember three things: SPD ? short for SIM, Place, and Device,? Santos said, adding that subscribers who are still using non-LTE SIMs can easily get an LTE Upgrade SIM at Smart Stores, Sun Shops, and sari-sari stores across the Philippines.

All Smart, TNT and Sun subscribers can check if their SIMs are LTE-ready by texting SIMCHECK to 5832 for free. They can also check if their location is LTE ready by accessing smart.com.ph/LTE

?To fully experience Smart LTE, customers must have an LTE-capable device like the Oppo A71, which is an LTE smartphone with excellent specs. Our subscribers can now avail of this affordable smartphone at Oppo Stores, Rulls, PC Express, Comworks, and other device chains,? Santos said.

Oppo A71 comes with a 5.2? LCD display, a 13-megapixel rear camera and a 5-megapixel front camera, and is available in Champagne Gold and Blue.

Subscribe

- Advertisement -spot_img

RELEVANT STORIES

spot_img

LATEST

- Advertisement -spot_img