Philippines: SmartBro to upgrade with free faster broadband speed

by francisrivera | November 12, 2008 at 05:19 pm

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There is good news for the customers of Smart, the Philippines leading mobile and internet broadband service provider. They will increase internet speed used by mobile phones and broadband users all around the country without the extra charge.

MAKATI City, Philippines -- Smart Communications is promising current users of its wireless broadband service that they won’t have to upgrade their systems once the company activates its faster HSPA (high speed packet access) 850 wireless broadband platform.

In an interview, Ramon Isberto, head of public affairs, said most of the SmartBro Plug-It USB modems being deployed to users are HSPA 850-ready.

"Users won't even have to pay extra for having HSPA 850. They'll only realize they have it when their Internet speed goes faster," Isberto said.

Smart's parent company, the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), announced during its third-quarter revenue report that it will be activating its HSPA 850 platform within the fourth quarter of 2008.

It is anticipating an increase in demand for wireless broadband and an increase in data usage for mobile phones with the launch of the faster mobile broadband service.