Philippine telecom operator Globe Telecom reported expanding its 5G footprint with the installation of 41 more 5G sites in Visayas and Mindanao in 2023. Of these, 27 sites were deployed in the Visayas last year, and 14 new sites were deployed in Mindanao, Globe recently announced. In 2023, Globe will achieve outdoor coverage of 92.36% in major cities in the Visayas and Mindanao, and 97.90% in the metropolitan area, with more than 5.8 million devices connected to Globe’s 5G network in December alone. He pointed out that he was now able to connect to the network.
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Strengthening network infrastructure
In another network expansion, Globe announced that it expanded connectivity across Mindanao through 2023 with 276 new sites and 2,509 4G LTE upgrades. The company also reported that 91 percent of its US$1.3 billion capital expenditure in 2023 was used to enhance its data infrastructure.
The company said that alongside this financial spending, it expanded its network capacity, bringing 1,217 new sites online and upgrading 8,226 existing infrastructure to 4G LTE technology across the country.
Overall, Globe reported in mid-March that it had expanded its 5G locations across the Philippines, with 894 new locations as of the end of last year. Additionally, Globe has expanded his 5G roaming partnerships to now cover 156 global partners across 82 destinations.
Implementing sustainable solutions
Around the same time, Globe reported that it had completed a hybrid solar power pilot project. The program, which ran from 2022 to 2023, is a hybrid solar power plant across Globe’s 26 diverse sites: 3 in the National Capital Region (NCR), 17 in Southern Luzon, and 6 in Mindanao. Focused on power generation integration.
The site includes off-grid towers that traditionally rely on diesel generators, but can either be renewable energy only with battery energy storage systems or a combination of renewable energy and diesel fuel. Can be fully powered by glove Said.
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The technology was also tested at a poorly grid tower site with frequent power outages and a well-grid tower site that draws on a combination of coal and renewable energy sources from the grid.
Globe noted that it saved an estimated 119,000 liters of diesel fuel and avoided more than 67,000 kWh of electricity consumption.
