PLDT’s domestic fiber optic network to reach terabit capacity by year-end
The domestic fiber optic network (DFON) of the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) is expected to reach the terabit capacity by the end of 2008.
Nerissa S. Ramos, PLDT first vice president for corporate business told participants of the eServices 2008 conference that the fiber optic network is configured in eight self-healing rings extending to as far as Davao in Mindanao and Cagayan province in the north.
"DFON, complemented with our domestic ethernet and IP networks, will provide superior connectivity options nationwide, enabling the outsourcing and offshoring sectors to expand into their desired "New Wave City" to as far as Ilocos and the Cordilleras in the north and Davao and General Santos in the south, without any worry of infrastructure availability," said Ramos.
The expansion of PLDT’s network infrastructure and the upgrading of its capacities across the country is part of its P22-billion capital expenditure earmarked for 2008.
"To support our economy which has become to be more and more dependent on the power of the Internet, we are expanding DSL capacity across the country to one million lines by maximizing existing technologies and introducing next-generation facilities," said Ramos.
PLDT would also be complementing the DSL capacity by doubling its Internet Gateway to 50 Terabits per second capacity, providing more Filipinos and businesses with high-quality access to the infinite wealth of information in the worldwide web.
To further enable broadband explosion, PLDT is growing its wireless network to more than 7,000 cell sites capable of delivering GPRS/EDGE and more than 1,000 delivering 3G/HSDPA and HSPA Internet speeds via your mobile phones and other mobile data devices such as WeRoam.
"Our fixed-wireless network, which enables our SMARTBro service, will also be upgraded to more than 2,000 sites, reaching more than 500 municipalities and moving the Internet closer to more Filipinos and Philippine businesses in even the remotest areas of the countryside."
"All these infrastructure investments as well as our steadfast commitment to excellence have made PLDT the obvious partner-of-choice for Global-Class Providers doing business in the Philippines. These partnerships assure you of unprecedented global reach, and operational excellence," said Ramos.
Ramos stressed that beyond the economics of profit, the PLDT Group believes that these are investments in the future of the country as the Philippines compete for world capital.
Source:www.mb.com.ph
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