Survey: Philippines among countries with improved video experience

CEBU, Philippines —  The Philippines is among the countries with most improved in Video Experience, a study made by Opensignal revealed.

In its latest study, “The State of Mobile Network Experience in 2020: One year into the 5G Era, Opensignal stated that the Philippines’ Video Experience score improved by 32 percent compared to 2019, ranking fourth worldwide in terms of percentage improvement next to Thailand, Nepal and Senegal.

Video Experience measures the average video experience of Opensignal users on 3G and 4G networks. It involves measuring real-world video streams, and takes picture quality, video loading time and stall rate into account.

The study featured measurements from more than 43 million devices collected from Jan. 1 to March 30 in 2019 and 2020.

The country’s mobile video experience has been improving in recent years as operators continue to roll out LTE nationwide. PLDT wireless subsidiary Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) has set the pace for this trend by consistently posting the best mobile video experience in the Philippines since Opensignal launched the metric in 2019.

Veteran chef Rose Marie Lim of Cebu’s Caro and Marie, one of the country’s longest-running baking and culinary schools, turned to video to stay connected with cooking and baking aficionados both here and abroad.

Through a cooking and baking video series on Facebook, Chef Rose has been able to share Filipino recipes not just with Filipinos outside Cebu, but with a worldwide audience.

“You don’t have to be a master chef for to prepare simple dishes for your family and friends. And if you’ve never cooked or baked since birth, now is the time to try it! Just watch my videos!” she said.

Chef Rose is among the growing number of Filipinos using mobile video, a trend that has been made possible by the country’s progressively improving mobile data services.

According to independent mobile analytics firm Opensignal, the Philippines is among the countries that have experienced a significant improvement in video experience.