PANGILINAN-LED Smart Communications said its mobile internet modernization in Quezon City is poised for completion this May. Amid the aggressive rollout of LTE-Advanced and carrier aggregation technology, Smart noted internal tests showed LTE download speeds reached 29 megabits per second (Mbps) to 224 Mbps in some areas of Quezon City, such as Batasang Pambansa and Quezon City Circle. London-based wireless coverage mapping OpenSignal said in its “State of Mobile Networks: Philippines” report released in March that Smart beat rival telco Globe in terms of LTE speeds, posting speeds of 12.5 Mbps, higher than Globe’s 7.69 Mbps. Globe, on the other hand, defeated Smart in availability as it registered 67.5 percent. OpenSignal polled data from November 2, 2017 to January 31 of this year.

Source: Manila Times May 01, 2018 16:41 UTC