Globe Telecom Inc. said Friday its broad 5G network will help businesses grow faster amid a more digital-reliant environment.
“In this age, improved connectivity is critical to economic development. It has been proven that when people are interconnected and can transact through the web, significant growth in GDP can be seen,” said Globe’s consumer mobile business head Darius Delgado.
He said with Globe’s wider 5G network, more people were enjoying higher speeds on mobile devices and in their homes.
“An increase in speeds will also allow for more use cases that will empower people and ramp up productivity, thereby boosting the Philippine economy,” Delgado said.
Globe said its 5G service is up to 20 times faster than LTE, with average fiber-fast download speeds of up to 156.84 megabits per second on average nationwide and at a higher 167.63 Mbps in Metro Manila in May this year.
Globe’s 5G download speed can go up to 342.7 Mbps at its peak nationwide, and 347.2 Mbps in Metro Manila. It has an almost real-time latency that enables faster response time needed for new technologies.
Globe said it is best for latency-dependent applications such as gaming and video-conferencing, the company said.
5G’s data signals travel through data frequencies across low-band, mid-band and high-band spectrums. Unlike 4Gand LTE that make use of only two spectrum bands, 5G utilizes all three.
Globe said that aside from lightning-fast Internet, 5G users could also experience higher-quality streaming, clearer video calls, more intelligent homes and offices, next-level gaming and other digital solutions.
Globe said it is ahead of target as it logged over two million devices on its 5G network as of the first quarter, showing an increasing adoption of 5G as it continues to expand its network.
The company said at least 96 percent of the National Capital Region and 85 percent of key cities in the Visayas and Mindanao now have Globe 5G outdoor coverage.
Globe’s massive 5G network rollout helped it record a significant 27-times increase in monthly data traffic in 2021, growing by 35.2 percent month-on-month, with NCR, Cebu and Davao del Sur serving the highest data traffic nationwide.