broadband

With Converge FlexiBIZ, SMEs can take advantage of a fiber connection that allows businesses to experience higher Internet speeds during a pre-set time of the day, depending on their chosen plan of FlexiBIZ Daytime or FlexiBIZ Peak.

Among the ICT-related projects being implemented under the “Build, Build, Build” (BBB) program include the Luzon Bypass Infrastructure Project and the National Broadband Program.

Smart will be utilizing Cignal’s VSAT technology as a broadband backhaul in areas that are difficult to reach through land-based networks.

In addition, new subscribers can also enjoy their first month completely free when they apply for any Converge plan from December 12, 2020 to January 31, 2021.

The lack of broadband connectivity is seen as one of the biggest hurdles for telemedicine to fully take off in the Philippines. Telemedicine, defined as...

Converge ICT founder and chief executive officer Dennis Anthony Uy said proceeds of the IPO will boost the company’s objective to build the largest fiber broadband network in the country.

But a report from the World Bank noted that the country’s Internet connectivity – the foundation of the digital economy – is limited in rural areas, and where they are available, services are relatively expensive and of weak quality.

NEDA assistant secretary Carlos Bernardo Abad Santos said one of the major constraints is the country's slow broadband speed.

As of August, PLDT said its fiber infrastructure now spans 382,500 kilometers, up 19% from end-2019, boosting the coverage of its fiber-powered fixed network to 8.1 million homes, up 12% from end-2019.

Sen. Manuel "Lito" Lapid has filed a bill aiming to establish broadband Internet connection in all unserved and underserved cities, municipalities, and barangays in...