Kevin Lim, Intel WiMAX Managing Director for Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines, said the broadband demand has been increasing exponentially every year and that the Philippines is showing growth in the mobile sector.

He also cited a 2008 study by the Miniwatts Marketing Group that showed that the Philippines is ranked 10th in the overall top ten Internet-ready countries in Asia.

“While there are only 14 million Internet users in the country, it has 63 million mobile phone users. Some of the demand for wireless Internet is actually coming from the mobile space. Obviously there’s pent up demand for wireless broadband,” Lim said.

The deployment of WiMAX in the Philippines would largely be a business rather than a technology decision, Lim said.

Huawei Technologies said it has successfully deployed Southeast Asia’s largest 2.5GHz 802.16e mobile WiMAX commercial network in terms of the coverage area for Globe Telecom,the first operator in the Philippines to commercially launch WiMAX broadband services nationwide.

According to Huawei, it provided Globe Telecom with a telecom-grade, end-to-end WiMAX solution which enabled the operator to widely deploy the network within a short time.

Globe Telecom is the second-largest telecommunications company in the Philippines with more than 24.7 million mobile subscribers and Globe said WiMAX would complement existing DSL and 3G services being offered under its broadband services.

The enhanced wireless broadband service would be available in South Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao, Globe said in a statement.

Globe said that subscribers would get a maximum bandwidth of up to 512 kilobits per second at P795 ( around USD 16.56) per month under its WiMAX-powered Globe Broadband service.Also the subscriber can enjoy high-quality VoIP services as demand for affordable and reliable Internet access and broadband services increases in the country.

“We challenge anyone with a competitive wireless subscription to try out our WiMAX-backed plans. We are so confident with our service that we challenge you try out our connection, risk-free. Should you be unhappy with the connection within one month from installation, we’ll give you your money-back, no questions asked,” according to Globe Telecom Consumer Broadband Business Group Head Menchi Orlina.

Press Release via Inquirer

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