PLDT, Smart top speed tests

MANILA, Philippines — PLDT Inc. and wireless subsidiary Smart Communications Inc. have been hailed as the country’s fastest fixed and mobile internet networks, respectively in 2020, according to global leader in internet testing and analysis Ookla.

PLDT and Smart stayed ahead of competition based on tests taken with Speedtest covering the second half of 2020.

Ookla reported that PLDT achieved a speed score of 27.28, with top download speeds of 79.48 Mbps and top upload speeds of 92.18 Mbps.

Converge ICT came in at second with a speed score of 23.92, followed by Sky and Globe with 20.55 and 11.11, respectively.

Meanwhile, Ookla said Smart posted a speed score of 24.99, with average download speeds of 20.08 Mbps and average upload speeds of 7.42 Mbps.

Globe, on the other hand, recorded a score of 15.30.

Ookla’s speed score is a measure that takes into account both upload and download speeds.

“It is our pleasure to recognize PLDT and Smart as the Fastest Fixed and Mobile Networks in the Philippines based on our rigorous analysis. This award is a testament to PLDT and Smart’s exceptional performance, as experienced by their own customers, in the third quarter and fourth quarter,” Ookla CEO Doug Suttles said.

“Over half a billion users rely on Speedtest to measure their internet performance every year. Ookla analyzes these test results to get an unparalleled view into mobile and fixed broadband metrics around the world,” Suttles said.

For the first half of 2020, Ookla also named PLDT and Smart as the country’s fastest fixed and mobile internet networks.

PLDT and Smart’s scores in the second half saw an improvement from the first half, when PLDT posted a Speed Score of 24.79 and Smart posted a Speed Score of 18.33.

“These awards bear witness to the impact of the company’s sustained network investments over the past years, enabling us to provide our customers with the best data experience, despite the challenges of the pandemic,” said Mario Tamayo, head of technology at PLDT-Smart.