Globe Telecom Inc. is launching a cost-efficient, green technology solution to further expand connectivity in remote areas across the country.

Through RuralLink, the Ayala-backed telecommunications giant is expanding its network infrastructure to far-flung communities where traditional macro cell sites have been financially unfeasible.

The new solution combines the capabilities of multiple antennas into a single, compact unit.

With its lighter build, which weighs 101 kilograms less and occupies 48 liters less volume than standard macro sites, RuralLink reduces material usage and structural load.

Globe said aside from simplifying the installation process, it also reduces the capital outlay and operational expenses attached to cell sites.

Compared to typical sites, RuralLink consumes 65 percent less power and can potentially reduce 4,800 kCO2e (kilograms of carbon dioxide emissions equivalent) of greenhouse gas emissions for each site per year.

“Providing connectivity to all Filipinos demands solutions that are both cost-efficient and eco-friendly,” Globe Head of Service Planning and Engineering Joel Agustin said.

“RuralLink enables us to reduce our carbon footprint and power consumption while ensuring that no community is left behind in the digital age,” he added.

RuralLink will initially cover 20 locations in the country, with plans for further expansion.

Globe earlier announced that it is expanding its network to more remote areas this year by building 100 cell sites.

The telco firm currently has 600 operational sites.

The Connectivity Plan Task Force (CPTF), headed by Globe President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ernest Cu, previously pledged to build 1,050 new towers in remote communities between 2025 and 2028.

The CPTF, under the Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC), is an advisory body made up of the country’s leading telecom companies.