Internet in the Philippines
- Internet in the Philippines
In the Philippines, broadband internet is usually available to consumers through 2 methods: cable and DSL. Cable Internet is offered through companies such as ZPDee Cable, Destiny Cable and Parasat "Cable21", Caceres "C3", Skyline "Cheetah", USATV1, Viacomm, Aeronet, KwikNET (Los Banos, Laguna) usually starting at 64 kbit/s. ComClark (Pampanga) usually starting at 384 kbit/s. PLDT, BayanTel, Globe and Eastern Telecom (ETPI) offer DSL starting at 128 kbit/s up to 5 Mbit/s. Broadband internet is also widely available at public internet cafes and offices, especially in major cities. Wireless (WiFi) broadband internet is progressively being rolled out in coffee shops, malls and major airports around the country.
In 2005, Smart Communications launched "Smart Wi-Fi", which, contrary to its name, does not make use of WiFi. The service offers wireless fixed broadband through the use of Motorola's Canopy equipment. The service was later rebranded as "Smart BRO" on April 2006.
Providers:
* Bayan Telecommunications, through BayanDSL (formerly SkyDSL), offers ADSL from 768 kbit/s to 2.5 Mbit/s. [http://www.bayandsl.com.ph/] They also offer cable internet from 64 kbit/s to 1 Mbit/s through ZPDee. [http://www.zpdee.net/]
* ETPI offers SDSL from 256 kbit/s to 2 Mbit/s. [http://www.easterntelecom.com.ph/]
* Global Destiny Cable, better known as Destiny Cable, offers Cable internet in either a 60-hour or unlimited package and also offers SDSL services up to 3 Mbit/s. [http://www.mydestiny.net/]
* Globe Telecom, through its subsidiary Innove offers ADSL from 512 kbit/s to 2 Mbit/s. [http://www.innove.com.ph/]
* PLDT offers ADSL from 384 kbit/s to 5 Mbit/s. [http://www.pldtdsl.com]
* Smart Communications offers wireless fixed broadband at 384 kbit/s. In 2008, it has become available in pre-paid through the use of a USB modem where users can purchase load/credit at different handphone loading centres.
* ComClark Network and Technology Corp offers Cable internet known as Surestream, Wireless (WiFi) known as Wireless Anywhere Metro, Wireless fixed broadband known as Extreme Wireless, Instanet Prepaid Cards Pampanga Only and Fiber Optics [http://www.comclark.com/]
* Mozcom Communications offers a variety of dial-up services such as Nitro cards.
* USATV1 Inc. Has a 1Mbit/s service for only 900 pesos a month.
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