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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, October 7) – Two of the country’s largest conglomerates delved further into telecom infrastructure amid the push for better connectivity.
In separate statements, the Udenna Group and the Aboitiz Group announced new projects to build cell towers and other communications-related facilities on Wednesday.
Dito Telecommunity of businessman Dennis Uy, the third telecom provider to launch services next year, said it has turned to sister company Udenna Infrastructure Corporation for a $ 10 billion deal to build cell sites and lay more than 1,400 kilometers of cables fiber optic in the next two years.
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The Udenna subsidiary will work with FutureNet Technology Corporation, Dito’s general contractor for its network, to build nearly 1,500 cell phone towers based on their committed capacity once mobile service goes live.
Dito Managing Director Adel Tamano previously said that the company is building 2,040 cell phone towers nationwide ahead of their commercial launch in March 2021, and that its initial requirement of 1,300 towers was completed in late October.
Aboitiz InfraCapital also said it is venturing into the small cell network segment, in addition to its plan to install common towers to power mobile signals and internet across the country.
Aboitiz is currently engaged in the construction of common towers. Under the rules, all the antennas, transmitters, receivers and other private sector components of cell phone towers will be opened for shared use as the Duterte administration seeks to boost connectivity, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, with thousands of Filipinos working or studying online.
The family conglomerate said that cellular networks boost the services of telecom and internet service providers in terms of their network capacity. It uses small, low-power, short-range antennas to improve network coverage, which should help large towers.
“Our small cell network, which is available in high-density urban cities like Subic, Cebu and Davao, will surely complement your individual efforts to improve service quality,” said Rafael Aboitiz, general manager of Aboitiz’s small cell business.
He added that this system will eventually support 5G technology and help alleviate network congestion.
President Rodrigo Duterte has been pushing telcos to improve services, giving existing players Smart and Globe a December deadline.
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