According to Opensignal’s Benchmarking the 5G Global Experience Report last November 2021, the Philippines had the greatest uplift globally in download speeds, with average 5G download speeds 9.8 times faster than 4G.
The country registered a 5G download speed of 140.6Mbps in the report.
Opensignal also indicated the country as topping the uplift chart for mobile video streaming with a 5G Video Experience score that is 34% higher than using 4G.
The development comes as both Globe and PLDT have continued to ramp-up their 5G roll-out.
Globe now has over 1,800 5G locations in major and highly populated areas throughout the country. Globe 5G is now present in the National Capital Region, Cebu, Bacolod, Iloilo, Boracay, Davao, Cagayan de Oro, and General Santos.
The telco claims that Zamboanga will soon be covered with 5G cell sites and that more 5G sites will continuously go on stream in the coming months and years.
PLDT, meanwhile, is hiking investments in 5G in its thrust of improving customer experience and deliver cutting-edge services this year.
PLDT hopes to expand its fiber network, now at 395,000 kilometers nationwide, to support the full suite of services from PLDT and its wireless arm Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart), such as fiber-to-the-home, LTE and 5G.
PLDT Chairman and CEO, Manuel V. Pangilinan said, “As we complete the build-out of our 4G network so that our coverage will be as close as possible to 100%, we are building out our 5G network as well. 5G will bring speed and capacity, not only to the individual users on the wireless platform but also to the home.” Smart LTE currently covers 95% of the population.
Opensignal sees the use of 5G technology accelerating improvements in the experience of mobile users worldwide in 2022. It added that 5G will be the foundation of everyone’s mobile experience in the future.