Globe strengthens network coverage in Cebu’s rural areas

• Source: http://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1058238
• Wednesday, January 9, 2019

(PR)

MANILA -- Globe Telecom's management announced that the company has installed cell sites in the mountainous areas of Cebu City as part of its initiative to improve network coverage across the country.

In a statement on Tuesday, Globe said it has put up cell towers in barangays Bonbon and Guba to provide services to underserved and sparsely populated areas.

The company aims to further install communication facilities in barangays Tabunan, Sirao, and Babag to “connect thousands of households to the rest of the world”.

“This is part of our vision to provide each and every Filipino access to critical telecommunications services, especially those who live in underserved, sparsely-populated areas, as they need connectivity the most,” Globe General Counsel Froilan Castelo said as he thanked the Cebu City local government for expediting the issuance of permits for the installation of the cell sites.

The company’s cell site deployment in uphill Cebu is part of its network modernization program in the country.

To date, Globe has deployed nearly 12,000 long-term evolution (LTE) sites by utilizing 700 MHz, 2600 MHz, and other spectrum assets making its LTE coverage available in about 90 percent of cities and municipalities across the Philippines.