PHILIPPINE Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) has tapped seven international and local contractors for the first phase of its P1.8-billion fixed-line fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network rollout program.
PLDT-Smart technology group head Rolando Peña said the contractors are tasked to deliver to millions of Filipino homes the full range of broadband Internet services through the FTTH broadband delivery platform.
The chosen contractors are Chinese telecom suppliers Huawei Technologies, FiberHome, Sunsea Telecom Ltd., and Tyco Electronics, Singapore-based Fujikura Asia Ltd., Sweden’s Ericsson Telecommunications, and Fibercom Telecom Philippines, a local supplier.
“We are fortunate that so many international and local companies are willing to partner with us in this ambitious rollout program. The overwhelming support from suppliers will enable us to deliver the ultra-fast fiber connection to Filipino homes faster,” Peña said.
The first phase of the two-year program, which costs about P1 billion, will be completed by the end of this year with some 90,000 fiber optic lines that “pass by” 1 million homes.
As of mid-October, the PLDT Group has already laid down over 40,000 fiber optic lines, distributed in various residential areas in Metro Manila and some key provinces and cities. “With the FTTH platform which further boosts our super-charged network and which delivers the fastest fiber data connection to the home, PLDT can provide the varying needs of different customers—from direct subscriber line service to ultra highspeed fiber-to-the-home,” Peña said.
The initial FTTH rollout will cover, Metro Manila, Cavite, Bulacan, Laguna, Batangas, Cebu, Bacolod, Iloilo and Davao.
Peña explained that the nationwide FTTH expansion program will cover about 240,000 access ports from which fiber links can be brought to residences by end-2013. These fiber cable facilities will pass by over 2 million homes.
Earlier, PLDT’s Home Business launched its ultra-fast fiber optic service known as PLDT Fibr.
With an Internet speed of up to 100 megabits per second, PLDT Fibr is initially serving upscale residential villages such as Forbes Park and Dasmariñas Village in Makati and Ayala Alabang in Muntinlupa.
Soon to experience the FTTH convenience are subdivisions in the following areas: Makati City - Bel-Air Village 1, 2, & 3; Cebu City– Beverly Hills Subd., and Ma. Luisa Estate; Naga City – Jardin De Real; Las Pinas – Portofino Courtyard 3 & Widelots; Cavite – The Parkplace Village, Imus, Ayala Westgrove Heights, and Panderosa Leisure Farm, Silang. -source
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