MANILA, Philippines – Globe Telecom delivered high-speed broadband connectivity for the recently concluded APEC 2015 meetings.
“An official ICT partner for APEC, Globe wanted to showcase the elevated state of Philippine internet as we provided enhanced indoor and outdoor cellular and Wi-Fi connectivity for all venues of the APEC meetings,” said Yoly Crisanto, Globe senior vice president for corporate communications.
Globe provided data allocation of 12.5 Gbps in various venues, especially at the Philippine International Convention Center, the World Trade Center, and the Ninoy Aquino International Airport.
The Ayala-led telco also provided ICT requirements in other APEC meetings in Clark Pampanga, Subic, Iloilo City, Bacolod City, Boracay and Cebu City, including the Informal Senior Officials Meetings, APEC Special Senior Finance Officials’ Meeting, First Senior Officials’ Meeting and Related Meetings, Asia Pacific Forum on Financial Inclusion, APEC PPP Experts Advisory Panel Meeting, Asia Pacific Infrastructure Partnership Meeting, APEC Finance and Central Bank Deputies Meeting, 22nd Automotive Dialogue Meeting, Disaster Risk Finance- APEC Roadmap for Resilient Economies, Second Senior Officials’ Meeting and Related Meetings, Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting, Workshop on Fiscal Management through Transparency and Reforms, Senior Finance Officials’ Meeting, third Senior Officials Meeting and other preparatory and related meetings.
Globe in turn received commendation from the APEC organizing body.
“That the delegates were able to effectively utilize communication technology in aid of substantive discussions made during these meetings was due in large measure to the facilities provided through the expertise, attention and assistance of your company,” said Marciano Paynor, Director General of the APEC National Organizing Council, in a letter to Globe President & CEO Ernest Cu.
Globe launched last month its fiber-to-the-home technology, offering high-speed broadband plans ranging from 50Mbps to 1Gbps.
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