Despite the pandemic, Globe Telecom Inc. has significantly expanded its network in the first quarter of the year from last year.
Globe said it built 318 new cell sites in the first quarter, up 152 percent from the same period last year when it built 126 sites.
The company also reported installing over 287,000 high-speed lines, a 212 percent increase versus first quarter last year, while 844 areas benefited from in-building solutions and strategic property business development initiatives for the period.
For this year, Globe is on track to build 2,000 new towers in line with its target to build a record number of new cell sites this year.
Wireless expansion, which includes 4G Long Term Evolution and 5G builds, also reached 7,065 sites in the first quarter of 2021, or up by 245 percent year-on-year, the company said.
Meanwhile, Globe announced the appointment of Issa Guevarra-Cabreira as the new chief commercial officer after Albert de Larrazabal, who has been nominated to Ayala Corp. as its new chief finance officer.
Cabreira, a 25-year brand marketing and mobile telco business veteran, will lead the whole commercial business unit of Globe.
