Smart officially brings LTE-Advanced 5G Internet in PH

Smart is proud to announce that today marks the beginning of the 5G era in the Philippines as they officially bring and activate their LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) technology for mobile subscribers.

Smart ushers in a new era of Internet connectivity in the Philippines | credit: wonderfulengineering.com

LTE-A or 5G connectivity is reported to deliver data between 100Mbps to 1Gbps which is 10 times faster than 3G and more than double the speed of 4G. With it, a 10MB file downloads for less than a second, buffering is no longer needed for loading YouTube videos, but more importantly it is capable to allocate more network resources to users if ever the situation calls for it.

The company did a test of its services last year which, according to them, resulted to over 100Mbps of speed in areas like Makati City, Davao City, and even in Boracay.

Co-founder and Chief Wireless Advisor of Smart Orlando B. Vea (first from left) during the tests of 5G LTE-A in Smart last year, where speeds reaching 209.66 mbps were recorded.

“Even as our 3G and 4G networks continue to be unrivalled, Smart becomes the first operator to leap into the future and put the Philippines at par with the world’s most advanced countries in terms of mobile communications technology,” said Orlando B Vea, founder and Chief Wireless Advisor of Smart.

As mentioned earlier, the service rolls out today so let us know in the comments section below if you already got the next-gen Internet connectivity.

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86 Comments

Nick says:

11 years ago

Required ba na LTE-A compatible ang device para makareceive ng ganitong connectivity.

Say, may LTE device ako. Will it be able to receive the LTE-A connectivity?
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Daniel Morial says:

11 years ago

Yes. You need an LTE-A compatible device.
eng eng says:

11 years ago

hindi makakasagap ng LTE-A.
LGG says:

11 years ago

mkabili ng S5 advance. or d kaya G3 cat6. para mabilis mag facebuk.
A-max says:

11 years ago

Yes if you have LTE device you can.
Nick says:

11 years ago

Salamat sa mga replies,
May nabasa din ako about LTE-Advanced.

“LTE-Advanced is a term used for the version of LTE that addresses IMT-Advanced requirements, as specified in Release 10. The ITU ratified LTE-Advanced as IMT-Advanced in November 2010. LTE-Advanced is both backwards- and forwards-compatible with LTE, meaning LTE devices will operate in newer LTE-Advanced networks, and LTE-Advanced devices will operate in older LTE networks.”
Amax says:

11 years ago

It’s because LTE-A is 4G.

Author: Jeanette Wannstrom, for 3GPP,

In LTE-Advanced focus is on higher capacity:The driving force to further develop LTE towards LTE–Advanced – LTE Release10 was to provide higher bitrates in a cost efficient way and, at the same time, completely fulfil the requirements set by ITU for IMT Advanced, also referred to as 4G.

Increased peak data rate, DL 3 Gbps, UL 1.5 Gbps
Higher spectral efficiency, from a maximum of 16bps/Hz in R8 to 30 bps/Hz in R10
Increased number of simultaneously active subscribers
Improved performance at cell edges, e.g. for DL 2×2 MIMO at least 2.40 bps/Hz/cell.

eng.eng says:

11 years ago

Hindi pa 5G ang LTE-A. lol
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Nick says:

11 years ago

Hehe.. tama.
Yung LTE-A yata ang sinasabing actual na LTE.
Kasi yung current LTE connectivity natin equivalent lang sa 3G (advance).
eng.eng says:

11 years ago

5G (5th generation mobile networks or 5th generation wireless
systems ) denotes the next major phase of mobile
telecommunications standards beyond the current 4G /IMT-
Advanced standards. 5G is also referred to as beyond 2020
mobile communications technologies. 5G does not describe any
particular specification in any official document published by
any telecommunication standardization body.
Although updated standards that define capabilities beyond
those defined in the current 4G standards are under
consideration, those new capabilities are still being grouped
under the current ITU-T 4G standards.
Nick says:

11 years ago

Sana kasabay sa pag upgrade/improve sa mataas na level ng connectivity, dapat nakafocus din ang smart pag papalakas ng signal dun sa mga lugar halos wala kang masagap.
LTE-A or 5G kung tawagin nila, eh sa mga selected cities lang naman yan magagamit.
vm says:

11 years ago

yeah. just branding hype

I was under the impression that LTE was only 3.9g or pre 4g. the full 4g standard requires speeds of 1 Gbit/s for stationary reception and 100 Mbit/s for mobile and LTE did not meet that so it is considered 3.9g only

as for 5g, the wikipedia page for 5g says there is no fully accepted technical definition of 5g yet and most estimates say its years away from being rolled out

dan says:

11 years ago

5g connectivity with 100mbps to 1gbps speed and the thing is… with 1gb data cap. lol
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Mon says:

11 years ago

lol don’t forget that most of those would be “5G covered” areas will have speeds that actually feel like 3G/Edge

seriously, before jumping into a new technology, can’t they perfect the current one first? improve the infrastructure so that they won’t need to impose a data cap >__>

Easy E says:

11 years ago

LIAR. Wala pang official and formal definition ang 5G.
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Shutter says:

11 years ago

Patakbuhin nyo muna ng maayos ang LTE ninyo. Maglatag muna kayo ng maayos na INFRA, para naman mas malawak ang coverage ng service na ‘to.
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Nick says:

11 years ago

Totally agree ako sayo.
Naka-LTE connection ka tapos isang pihit mo lang mula dun sa kinatatayuan mo biglang magsi-switch sa 3G connection.
or minsan naman, naka-LTE connection ka na pero walang natatanggap na data.

Art says:

11 years ago

It will took months to year before it will covered major cities or areas.
Before fan out, check it 100x to reassure good quality service.
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vm says:

11 years ago

is that real? or just branding hype?

I was under the impression that LTE was only 3.9g or pre 4g. the full 4g standard requires speeds of 1 Gbit/s for stationary reception and 100 Mbit/s for mobile and LTE did not meet that so it is considered 3.9g only

as for 5g, the wikipedia page for 5g says there is no fully accepted technical definition of 5g yet and most estimates say its years away from being rolled out
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Amax says:

11 years ago

Not true. LTE-A is 4G.

Author: Jeanette Wannstrom, for 3GPP,

In LTE-Advanced focus is on higher capacity:The driving force to further develop LTE towards LTE–Advanced – LTE Release10 was to provide higher bitrates in a cost efficient way and, at the same time, completely fulfil the requirements set by ITU for IMT Advanced, also referred to as 4G.

Increased peak data rate, DL 3 Gbps, UL 1.5 Gbps
Higher spectral efficiency, from a maximum of 16bps/Hz in R8 to 30 bps/Hz in R10
Increased number of simultaneously active subscribers
Improved performance at cell edges, e.g. for DL 2×2 MIMO at least 2.40 bps/Hz/cell.

JustSaying says:

11 years ago

Rejoice porn junkies! ????
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eyman says:

11 years ago

And because there is no definition of 5G in Wikipedia, smart will update that and put their own definition.
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vm says:

11 years ago

Its not that simple. Documentation for the change must be provided. In this case smart needs to convince an international organization, the International Telecommunication Union, to change its standards and publish the new standards

otherwise that undocumented content on wikipedia might be edited or taken down
zarne says:

11 years ago

SMART thinks the customers are DUMB. 5g lte…. ROTFLMAO!! Sigi, lipat na lahat sa Smart at bili na ng LTE phone. FCUK