Ookla, the global leader in mobile and broadband network intelligence, recognized with an award Smart Communications Inc. as the country’s fastest and best mobile network in its latest report.
According to Ookla, Smart is ahead of competitors in terms of speed and coverage score. Smart bagged the ‘Fastest Mobile Network’ for Q3-Q4 2022 with a speed score of 62.3, while its closest competitor posted a speed score of only 36.36.
To win the category, Smart posted a median download speed of 31.04 Mbps and a median upload speed of 6.8 Mbps. Its closest competitor posted a median download speed of 20.22 Mbps and a median upload speed of 5.13 Mbps.
Smart also dominated the ‘Best Mobile Coverage’ category with a coverage score of 795, surpassing its closest competitor’s coverage score of 757. The coverage score captures both the number of location in which an operator offers service (its footprint) and the quality of service in each location, according to Ookla.
The fastest mobile network award is based on more than 2.9 million user-initiated tests, whereas the coverage award is based on over 3.4 million scan counts.
“These awards continue to inspire us to innovate and deliver leveled-up services to our customers across the country, in our quest to power their increasingly digital lifestyles, foster meaningful connections, and become the telco that our subscribers can truly count on,” Emmanuel C. Lorenzana, PLDT chief transformation and customer advisor, said.
Ookla’s report also showed that Smart outpaced competitors in key cities across the country, being the fastest mobile network in Quezon City, Cebu City and Davao City.
Speedtest Awards, presented by Ookla, are an elite designation reserved for the fastest and top-performing fixed broadband and mobile operators around the world.
As of end-September, Smart has deployed 77,200 base stations nationwide, including 7,300 5G base stations and close to 40,000 4G/LTE base stations.
Smart’s network covers 97 percent of the population with 3G, LTE, and 5G. It is supported by the country’s most extensive fiber network, which spans more than 1.09 million kilometers in international and domestic fiber as of end-September 2022.
