PLDT Inc. has completed the rollout of its fiber-to-the-home services in Romblon.
“Our continued fiber rollout in islands like Romblon is part of our overall thrust to ensure improved customer experience for Filipinos, no matter where they may be in the country,” said Eric Santiago, PLDT network head.
PLDT first fired up its fiber optic links connecting the three main islands of Romblon province — Romblon, Sibuyan and Tablas — last year.
PLDT said its wireless subsidiary Smart Communications Inc. had also earlier rolled out Long Term Evolution (LTE) across 100 percent of its sites in Romblon and activated fifth generation (5G) base stations in the municipalities of Odiongan, Ferrol, Alcantara, Calatrava, Looc, San Andres and Santa Maria.
This development is part of PLDT and Smart’s continuous network expansion program across the country. As of end-September, PLDT had expanded its total fiber footprint to about 1.09 million kilometers, consisting of over 231,000 kilometers of international fiber and almost 860,000 kilometers of domestic fiber.
This fiber network also supports Smart’s mobile network which, as of end-September, had 77,200 base stations nationwide, including 7,300 5G base stations and close to 40,000 4G/LTE base stations. Smart’s network covers about 97 percent of the population with 3G, LTE and 5G. – Myla Iglesias
