Globe rolls out more 5G in Greater Metro Manila

MANILA, Philippines — Globe Telecom Inc. has started expanding the reach of its fifth-generation (5G) fixed wireless broadband service by making it available to more areas in Metropolitan and Greater Manila.

Martha Sazon, senior vice president and head of Globe’s broadband business, said the company continues with its 5G deployment in more areas to reach more homes.

“Our aim for 5G deployment is to serve more customers, especially in areas where we encounter challenges in rolling out fiber-optic cable, through providing technology that enables them for the future,” Sazon said.

Globe said it has made its 5G fixed wireless broadband service called Globe At Home Air Fiber commercially available to consumers in select areas in Rizal, Cavite, and Bulacan.

Households residing in Greenpark in Cainta, Rizal; Woodland Hills in Carmona, Cavite; Carissa Homes 2A and 2B and Palmera Homes in San Jose del Monte, Bulacan can now apply for a Globe At Home Air Fiber 5G plan, according to Globe.

The expansion, it said, seeks to further realize the company’s vision of providing internet access to two million homes by 2020 with high-speed, reliable and secure connectivity.

The Ayala-led telco officially made its 5G fixed wireless broadband service commercially available to consumers last July 27 in Barangay Buting in Pasig City, making the Philippines the first country in Southeast Asia to experience commercial 5G fixed wireless broadband.

Globe At Home Air Fiber 5G currently covers communities with 120 to 250 homes in selected areas in Metropolitan and Greater Manila, with plans of rolling out in more areas soon.