Globe Telecom Inc. installed 39 new cell towers in underserved areas in Mindanao, North Luzon, South Luzon and Visayas, the company today ( Feb 8) announced.
The new cell towers in 23 provinces and one city will improve the call, SMS and data experience of more than 100,000 Globe customers as demand for connectivity continues surging due to for work from home and distance learning requirements.
"Our rollouts in previously underserved areas will set the stage for more builds in 2021 as we reach out to more far-flung areas in the country,” noted Joel Agustin, Globe Senior Vice President for Program Delivery, Network Technical Group.
In Mindanao, Globe built at least one cell tower in Jabonga, Agusan Del Norte; Don Carlos and Manolo Fortich in Bukidnon; Paquibato in Davao City; Governor Generoso, Davao Oriental; Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao; and Veruela, Agusan del Sur.
Palawan topped the provinces with the most builds in South Luzon, with seven cell towers in Busuanga, Coron and Puerto Princesa.
At least one tower was installed in Paracale, Camarines Norte; Calabanga, Camarines Sur; Mogpog and Sta. Cruz in Marinduque; Lubang, Occidental, Mindoro; Roxas, Oriental Mindoro; and San Narciso, Quezon.
Globe also expanded its network in Abuyog, Javier, Kananga and Palompon in Leyte; Butuan and Carmen in Bohol; Caurtero, Capiz; Camotes Island, Cebu; Bonbon, Cebu City; Buenavista in Guimaras; and Calatrava, Negros Occidental.
In North Luzon, the telco installed new towers in Dipaculao, Aurora; Sanchez Mitra, Cagayan; Delfin Albano, Isabela; and Bangar, La Union.
More installations are underway as Globe is targeting to build at least 2,000 new cell towers this year.
The new builds and upgrades have begun to improve the overall experience of customers.
Ookla®’s quarterly data showed that Globe’s overall mobile Consistency Score™ in Q4 2020 improved to 60.82% from Q3’s 56.83%.
Globe’s regional mobile Consistency Scores also improved from the previous quarter in 16 out of 17 regions, registering increases as high as 10 PPTs (percentage points), with Consistency Scores ranging from 39 percent and 65 percent in Q4 2020.
Mobile Consistency Score measures the number of incidences (viewed as a percentage) of a provider's samples equal or exceeds both a download threshold of 5 Mbps and an upload threshold of 1 Mbps.
