Globe opens first 700MHz cell site, registers 100Mbps speed

A week after its deal to purchase part of San Miguel Corporation's telecommunications business, including prized radio frequencies, Globe Telecom on Monday activated its first cell site supporting the 700MHz frequency.

In a post on the GlobeICON Facebook page, company officials demonstrated the cell site to officials of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC).

The collage posted by the Facebook page included a screenshot of the speedtest conducted around the site, which showed the phone registering 100.32 Mbps.

Last week, the NTC approved for Globe's use the frequencies 703 to 720.5 and 758 to 775.5 MHz. 

Globe purchased the SMC assets along with rival Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), with both telcos promising performance improvements in mobile internet speed. —JST, GMA News