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| PLDT Boasts Fiber Network Rollout Efforts in FTTH Asia Pacific Conference 2018 |
PLDT has already rolled out the country's first fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network, commencing the massive modernization drive that has changed its legacy copper-based broadband grid into a better hybrid fiber connection.
"As the preferred digital partner of Filipinos, we understand how access to mobile data and internet speed can make a huge difference in their lives,” said PLDT SVP and Head of Consumer Business Market Development Oscar A. Reyes Jr., who took the podium on the second day of the conference. "Our network expansion and modernization programs represent our commitment to bring high-speed internet to more Filipino homes.
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With this newly improved platform, PLDT now surpassed coverage for 4.1 million homes nationwide by the end of 2017. The company expected that they will provide fixed broadband coverage to over 5.3 million homes and businesses by the end of this year, while predicting a huge number of 1.3 million copper-based DSL subscribers that will enjoy a fast Fibr internet service by 2019.
"We strive to work and explore the latest digital innovations for the benefit of every Filipino generation, today and in the future," Reyes added.
PLDT hosted the event that brought the leaders of Asia's FTTH market to address the advantage of socioeconomic status, providing a platform for sharing technologies and strategies for the future.