{"id":272480,"date":"2020-10-21T22:14:31","date_gmt":"2020-10-22T02:14:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=272480"},"modified":"2020-10-21T22:14:31","modified_gmt":"2020-10-22T02:14:31","slug":"pldt-to-roll-out-more-fiber-lines-nationwide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/10\/21\/pldt-to-roll-out-more-fiber-lines-nationwide\/","title":{"rendered":"PLDT to roll out more fiber lines nationwide"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In a statement, Alfredo Panlilio, PLDT chief revenue officer, said the company will install more fiber lines and provide around 500,000 more ports in the next three to six months to meet the country\u2019s rising demand for high-speed internet connectivity. (Pexels Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA\u00a0\u2013 More households in different parts of the country will soon be able to avail of faster internet services through fiber-optic cables after telecommunications giant PLDT on Wednesday announced its plans to roll out more fiber lines and ports nationwide.<\/p>\n

In a statement, Alfredo Panlilio, PLDT chief revenue officer, said the company will install more fiber lines and provide around 500,000 more ports in the next three to six months to meet the country\u2019s rising demand for high-speed internet connectivity.<\/p>\n

\u201cBroadband connectivity is more important than ever, particularly in these pandemic times when more people are directed to work and study from home. That\u2019s why PLDT is ramping up its capabilities to be able to serve more Filipinos nationwide,\u201d Panlilio said.<\/p>\n

He said the company has deployed more installation and repair teams in different parts of the country to implement the rollout.<\/p>\n

\u201cPLDT is rolling out more fiber, more ports in more parts of the Philippines than it has ever done before because we want to connect as many Filipino families as we possibly can to our fiber network,\u201d Panlilio said.<\/p>\n

Menardo Jimenez Jr., PLDT senior vice president for PLDT Home, said the company\u2019s network service teams are now more capable of adapting to the challenges brought about by the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic-related restrictions.<\/p>\n

\u201cPLDT\u2019s network service teams have worked out how to operate under pandemic conditions and have been able to steadily ramp up their installation capacity,\u201d Jimenez said.<\/p>\n

He noted that the pandemic has resulted in a \u201cnotable\u201d spike of service upgrade and new installation requests.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe pandemic has compelled people to redesign life at home. Many of these changes involve greater use of the internet and digital solutions to make work, study, and leisure at home more efficient and enjoyable,\u201d Jimenez said.<\/p>\n

To date, the company has also invested in the modernization of its overseas cable systems and domestic fiber transport network which includes the company\u2019s data centers.<\/p>\n

Its fiber-optic network grew 19 percent for the last 10 months and stretches to about 382,500 kilometers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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