Smart reasserts dominance as the Philippines' Fastest 5G Mobile Network

PLDT wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) is the country's fastest 5G network in the Philippines for the first half of 2021, according to the latest report by Ookla®, the global leader in internet testing and analytics. 

Smart has also reasserted its dominance as the Philippines' fastest mobile network for the fourth year in a row, based on analysis by Ookla of tests taken with Speedtest® covering the first half of 2021.  

Smart won the Fastest Mobile Network Award with a Speed ScoreTM of 44.70, a big leap from previous year where Speed ScoreTM was at 24.99, based on 4,949,931 user-initiated tests taken with Speedtest in the Philippines for the period Q1-Q2 2021.   

Meanwhile, in the newly released Fastest 5G Mobile Award report, Smart notched the top place in the country with a Speed ScoreTM of 204.81, posting median download and upload speeds of 220.66 Mbps and 20.61 Mbps, respectively based on 237,142 user-initiated 5G tests taken with Speedtest in the Philippines for the period Q1-Q2 2021.  

How Allphones Philippines changes the mobile retail mindset

How did Allphones, a newcomer and a dark horse in the mobile phone retail sector back in late 2013, expand to sixty-two stores across the country in less than six months? It is a phenomenal growth that teaches lessons on how to find one’s place and achieve success in a very competitive market. Essentially, Allphones became the game changer that offers a leveled-up mobile phone retail experience—more fun, more high-tech, more convenient, and more affordability with value-for-money.