A LOCAL IT company has partnered with a national player in mass housing development for the installation of fiber optic infrastructure to some 2,500 housing units in Cebu.
ITECH-RAR Solutions Inc, together with 8990 Housing Development Corp., widely known for its Deca Homes brand, launched its Fiber to Deca Homes (FTDH) project in Urban Deca Homes-Tisa in Barangay Tisa in Cebu City.
In the middle of last year, ITECH-RAR also installed fiber optics in Urban Deca Homes-Tipolo in Mandaue City.
8990 vice president for engineering and construction Alexander Ace Sotto said the company has invested some P40 million for the two FTDH projects.
“With fiber optics infrastructure inside the condominium units, residents can already avail of and enjoy Internet, WiFi, cable TV, IP phone and IP camera for home security with standby 24/7 technical support,” said ITECH-RAR.
IT company president and CEO engineer Andres Ralota Jr. noted that their service to Deca Homes does not in any way compete with the giant telecommunication and entertainment providers.
“We don’t compete with the providers. We just get their bandwidth, then we redistribute it to the subscribers,” explained ITECH-RAR FTDH project manager Engr. Emmanuel Lomboy. ITECH-RAR taps the services of PLDT and SkyCable.
The FTDH project, according to Lomboy, will enhance the existing amenities of Deca Homes.
Homeowners would still have to pay for their Internet, cable TV, and telephone subscriptions, with the billing process taken care of by ITECH-RAR. Homeowners will also have the freedom to avail of different packages to choose from.
“Since it’s a combined bandwidth (PLDT and SkyCable) for subscribers, it means it’s more reliable,” Ralota said.
In the second quarter of this year, Sotto said 8990 will launch its third condominium project in Cebu, the Urban Deca Homes-Hernan Cortes in Mandaue City.
“We will still partner with ITECH-RAR for this project,” he said.
Sotto is also considering the possibility of extending the IT company’s service to the developer’s condominium projects that are located outside Cebu.
ITECH-RAR is in the business of web design, CCTV installation, solar panels, and fiber optics, among others. Some of its clients include Bureau of Customs Cebu and online English school Bibo.