WiMAX Development in Asia September 7-13
September 11, 2009
Globe Telecom of the Philippines announced that
it will begin providing WiMAX service in various regions of the country from
Luzon to Mindanao by year-end 2009, The Manila Times reported on August 17.
According to an official at Globe Telecom, provinces and cities expected to be
able to access the company's WiMAX service by the year-end include: the Metro
Manila, Rizal, Benguet, Nueva Ecija, Tarlac, Pampanga, Bulacan, Southern Luzon,
Bataan, Cebu, Bohol, Iloilo, Leyte, Guimaras, Capiz, Negros Island, Cagayan de
Oro, Zamboanga, Compostela Valley, the Agusan provinces, Lanao, Surigao,
Cotabato and General Santos. The subscriber rates are expected to start at 795
pesos (US$16.5; US$1=48.3 pesos) to up to 2,029 pesos (US$42.0) per month, with
a maximum network connection speed of 512kbps.