CLARK FREEPORT -- An analytics firm reported that Smart Communications, Inc., provides the best video experience to mobile users in Pampanga.
Based on its regional analysis, independent mobile analytics firm Opensignal reported in its April 2020 Mobile Network Experience Report for the Philippines that Smart provides, not only the best video experience, but that it also delivers the best upload and download speed experience in the province.
Opensignal collected over 659 million measurements from 288,492 devices across the Philippines from November 1, 2019 to January 29, 2020 for its independent report, which includes Pampanga in its regional analysis.
According to Opensignal, Smart dominates the Video Experience category in Pampanga with a score of 52.9 versus the competitor’s 35.9.
Smart also provides the Best Upload Speed Experience in Pampanga with an average of 4 Mbps, which is faster than the competitor’s 2.1 Mbps; and the Best Download Speed Experience with an average of 9.2 Mbps, which is also faster than the competitor’s 7.5 Mbps.
These results reflect the better mobile experience that Smart, TNT, and Sun subscribers enjoy as they browse their favorite websites, connect with family and friends on social media, stream their daily dose of videos and music, and play mobile games, among other online activities.
On the national level, Opensignal cited Smart for keeping its dominance over competition in terms 4G/LTE Availability, Video Experience, Upload Speed Experience, Download Speed Experience, Voice App Experience, and Games Experience.
Smart posted all these service quality improvements even though data traffic on its network has been growing rapidly over the past few years. In 2019, Smart’s mobile traffic jumped to 1.6 Exabytes – twice the volume in 2018 and four times that of 2017.
In 2019, Smart expanded its coverage and capacity further by increasing the number of its 4G/LTE stations by 51 percent to about 24,600, as well as its 3G base stations by about 19 percent to 13,800. As of end-December 2019, Smart’s mobile data service coverage reached 94 percent of the country’s population. This was supported by the expansion of PLDT’s fiber optic footprint by 32 percent to 322,400 kilometers, the country’s most extensive digital backbone and transport network.
Mobile users can experience Smart’s fastest and widest mobile network by switching to a Smart, TNT, or Sun Prepaid 5G-Ready SIM, which is available at partner sari-sari stores, retailers, supermarkets, and convenience stores nationwide.
Smart, TNT, and Sun subscribers may also upgrade their Non-LTE SIM without changing their number, using the Smart LTE Upgrade SIM. First time SIM upgraders will enjoy free Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and Twitter, at 1GB per day for 30 days.