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PLDT to expand reach of FTTH service by 80%

by PLDT Public Affairs | Feb 07, 2017
Leading telco and digital services provider PLDT will expand the reach of its fiber-powered fixed line network by about 80% to 4.4 million homes passed by the end of 2017, making available ultra-fast internet connection via its fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) service accessible to Filipino families in more areas of the country.

“We are stepping up our efforts to deliver unrivalled internet services to more homes in various parts of the country, from the Ilocos provinces in the North to Zamboanga in the South,” said PLDT Chairman and CEO Manuel V. Pangilinan.

Late last year, PLDT's fiber network covered 2.5 million homes passed nationwide after an aggressive roll out of fiber facilities. This year's expansion plan will add 1.9 million homes to the market that can be served.

The FTTH service will be delivered through PLDT HOME Fibr, the country’s most powerful broadband, that can deliver internet speeds of up to 1 gigabit per second (Gbps) which allows browsing of multiple websites, uploading of hundreds of photos, and downloading of a full-length movie in just seconds.

PLDT FVP and Home Operations Head Oscar Enrico Reyes said PLDT HOME Fibr also features the country's first symmetrical speed service which provides equal upload and download speeds.

This feature enables families to better enjoy entertainment from renowned digital partners like iflix, Fox Networks Group, Netflix, Roku, and iWant TV, and also popular multiplayer online games like League of Legends, Vainglory, Super Mario Run and Dota 2.

“PLDT Home Fibr also provides a more robust platform for a growing range of Smart Home services.  For example, home security services such as FamCam, the monitoring device that makes it possible for parents to watch over their family wherever they are, as well as FamZone which allows them to keep their children safe online,” Reyes added.

Among the areas now covered by fiber-powered internet connections are Laoag, Baguio City, Vigan City, and Tuguegarao in Northern Luzon; Tarlac, Cabanatuan City, and San Fernando, Pampanga in Central Luzon; and, Puerto Princesa and El Nido in Palawan, down to the Bicol region cities of Sorsogon, Naga, and Legazpi.

Also fiber-ready are major urban areas in the Visayas region, with the most extensive footprint in the cities of Bacolod, Cebu, Iloilo, Tacloban, and Tagbilaran. In Mindanao, PLDT’s fiber has already reached key provinces and cities, including Cotabato, Davao, General Santos City, Koronadal, and Zamboanga.

Complementing its accelerated rollout of FTTH services, PLDT is starting to deploy hybrid fiber technologies that can deliver super-fast broadband service through regular phone lines in buildings and residences.

PLDT is utilizing the hybrid fiber technologies of KT Corporation (formerly Korea Telecom) called GiGa Wire and Huawei Technologies' G fast that can provide data speeds of up to 600-700 Mbps per user.  Both technologies work by connecting buildings and dwellings with fiber optic cables and using special equipment to enable the internal copper wiring of these structures to deliver fiber-like data speeds.

PLDT has invested P300 billion or $6 billion over the last 10 years to roll-out the country's most expansive network infrastructure. In 2016, it set aside P48 billion or about $1 billion for capital expenditures, a significant portion of which was allocated for the domestic fiber infrastructure.



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