QUEZON CITY, Mar. 12 The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is optimistic of an improved state of Internet connectivity in the coming months with the strengthened implementation of government connectivity programs and roll-out of telecommunications players.
“Digital infrastructure and connectivity are central to the ability of our country to move forward, address social changes, and meet the challenges of the future. With the private sector investing in digital infrastructure to upgrade the competitiveness of the Philippines, we hope to attract more opportunities, create more jobs, and generally improve the lives of our countrymen,” DICT Secretary Gregorio B. Honasan II said during DITO Telecommunity’s commercial roll-out on March 8, 2021.
PCC, DICT bullish as Dito starts commercial operations
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The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) and the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) have welcomed the commercial launch of Dito Telecommunity as the country’s third major telco.
The Dennis Uy-owned telco kicked off its services Monday, March 8, offering 4G and 5G SIM cards in selected areas in Metro Cebu and Metro Davao.
In a statement, PCC chair Arsenio Balisacan said the launch of the Dito Telecommunity is a major development in the sector that has been ruled by only two companies for the past long years.
Balisacan said the anti-trust body is expecting that the new telecommunications player will spur competition in the local market that will benefit consumers in terms of better quality of services and prices.
QUEZON CITY, Feb. 20 - The Philippines moved up to the 86th spot in the global mobile internet speed rankings in January 2021, according to data from an Ookla report. This is a marked improvement from its 111th rank in the same period last 2020.For fixed broadband, the country’s average.
Philippines moving up in global internet speed rankings DICT By TED CORDERO, GMA News
Published February 20, 2021 10:32am The Philippines climbed 10 spots to 86th in the global mobile internet speed rankings in January this year, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said Saturday. Citing a report from internet access performance metrics provider Ookla, the DICT said the country’s rise to the 86th spot is an improvement from its 111th rank in the same period in 2020. Ookla s speed test analysis by covers 140 countries. Data from the internet metrics provider showed Philippine telcos in particular, the DICT said the country’s fixed broadband average download speed was recorded at 32.73 Mbps (megabits per second).