Globe has installed 252 5G-ready cell sites in Mindanao, bringing to 933 the cell sites deployed in the first half of 2022.
As of end June, Globe’s 5G network has reached 85.8 percent of key cities in Visayas and Mindanao and 96.6 percent in the National Capital Region in terms of 5G outdoor coverage.
Data showed a steady hike in 5G usage in Mindanao, particularly Davao City, which almost tripled in June from January figures. Hefty increases were registered by Cagayan de Oro and the town of Libona in June.
Nationwide, Globe booked a 73.4 percent jump in 5G data traffic from January to June this year.
“We continue to invest in the latest mobile technologies like 5G as part of our commitment to bring better mobile experiences that can uplift the lives of our customers no matter where they are in the country,” said Darius Delgado, head of Globe’s Consumer Mobile Business.
Globe has spent more than half or P50.5 billion of its P89 billion budget for capital expenditures this year. It was used to build new cell sites, upgrade existing sites to 4G/LTE, accelerate the rollout of 5G connectivity, and ramp up the fiberization of Filipino homes nationwide.
By the end of the first semester of 2022, the number of devices serviced by Globe’s 5G network has increased by 52.6 percent to 2.7 million from 1.62 million in January.
Globe 5G has fiber-fast download speeds of up to 156.84 Mbps (nationwide average) and even higher in Metro Manila at 167.63 Mbps on average as of May this year. This speeds peak at 342.7 Mbps nationwide, and 347.2 Mbps in the capital region.
