Globe completes fiber migration in 450 towns

Mobile giant Globe Telecom Inc. has completed the migration of more than 450 cities and towns across the Philippines to fiber technology, freeing them from the vulnerability of copper cables.

- ELIJAH FELICE ROSALES

The process requires removing copper wires and replacing them with fiber optics, improving the quality and speed of connectivity in areas migrated.

Globe has eliminated the use of copper cables in at least 60 provinces nationwide, inching it closer to achieving the goal of graduating all of its coverage areas to fiber lines.

Globe vice president for broadband business Abigail Cardino said areas connected to fiber optics tend to receive higher quality of connectivity service. In turn, their locations become suitable for a range of digital activities, from remote to online learning, to the benefit of consumers.