Globe, by end of March 2022, had more than 2 million devices connected to 5G. Smart had 1.6 million connected 5G devices to its network in the first quarter of 2022, or more than triple its level-376,000-in the first quarter of 2021. Ookla attributed this to “spectrum deployment strategies” of each company. In the Philippines, Smart reached 25.5 percent 5G coverage in the first quarter of 2022 Globe reached 15.3 percent coverage. India made the same move in October 2021, or eight months after the Philippines did. The way was paved for the entry of the third player by the NTC and Department of Information and Communications Technology which declared Dito (then Mislatel) as the new major telco player.Īccording to Ookla, the Philippines was not the only country to benefit from ROW reforms. “A third player was introduced to the market to add competition, improve network performance and reduce prices in the market,” said Ookla in its report. New ROW rules, enforced by the Department of Public Works and Highways in March 2021, lifted the ban on construction of critical infrastructure, particularly cell sites, along national roads.Īnother reason for improvements in both 4G and 5G developments was the active involvement of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) in allowing more telcos to enter the playing field. “Part of this is related to the easing of right-of-way (ROW) rules,” said Ookla. These were way ahead of Globe which registered median download speeds of 121.29 mbps and upload speeds of 9.93 mbps.Īvailability of 5G nationwide, Ookla said, nearly doubled in just one year-from 9.4 percent coverage in the first quarter of 2021 to 18.1 percent in the first quarter of 2022. Ookla data showed that Smart recorded a median download speed of 200.43 mbps and 19.67 mbps upload speed in the first quarter of 2022.
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