Globe 150mbps by March 2011 @ 20k

[oisilener1982]

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Globe offers fiber-to-home Internet service
By Paolo Montecillo
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 22:34:00 01/23/2011

Filed Under: Internet, business
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MANILA, Philippines—Amid increasing demand for higher speeds and bigger downloads, Ayala-led Globe Telecom Inc. has launched the new Globe Tattoo Torque—the fastest Internet connection for homes in the Philippines.

Tattoo Torque, which offers speeds up to 150 megabytes per second (mbps), is the first direct-to-home fiber-optic cable Internet connection in the Philippines.

This technology, which is already widely used in more developed markets like Singapore and South Korea, allows networks to transmit larger amounts of data more efficiently over long distances.

Dong Ronquillo, head of the company’s broadband and landline marketing, said with speeds as high as this, users will be able to download full high-definition movies up to 8 gigabytes in size in less than 20 minutes.

“Tattoo Torque is Globe’s solution to your need to carry massive amounts of data into your home, like your favorite movies, music, games and much more,” Ronquillo said.

For P2,999 a month, the entry-level plan in the new Torque line offers speed of as fast as 6 mbps, which is already three times faster than the normal digital subscriber line or DSL plans in the market today.

Plans come bundled with a landline connection and a wireless Wi-Fi router.

The 100 mbps plan, which is the fastest available today, costs P14,999 a month. This is still slower than the 112-mbps Internet connections currently offered by cable company SkyBroadband.

But Ronquillo said by March, Globe plans to launch 150-mbps plans, which will cost around P20,000 a month.

[Morcego]

megaBYTES per second or megaBITS per second?
kusoga na gud ana mBps man..

[oisilener1982]

megaBYTES per second or megaBITS per second?
kusoga na gud ana mBps man..

Sakto Nasayop ang writer sa inquirer

[EarlZ]

A bit too expensive at 2999 for 6mbps considering globe wont be able to commit to these speeds at all times but its gonna be great for the early subscribers since they will get full speed.. Only if Globe's service is half as good as PLDT's id transfer to this in a heart beat!

[samsungster]

i cant afford this...

[Jpacs29]

150mbps? it's a fairytail tsk tsk tsk.... south korea has the fastest internet connection in the world giving a 14.8mbps speed and didn't even released that kind of news. US is considered as one of the country which is leading in IT didn't even reach the actual speed of 5mbps... eng eng eng mananom sa ta ug kamote ba o ma reach ang inana nga speed..... instead of concentrating on that kind of non-sense idea why dont they solve the minor problem of the internet subscriber like dropping of internet conncetion and etc....

and why the H##L this "Dong Ronquillo, head of the company’s broadband and landline marketing, said with speeds as high as this, users will be able to download full high-definition movies up to 8 gigabytes in size in less than 20 minutes."

It seem's to me that globe is encouraging people in engaging piracy... If this happens globe will be the next "Singtel, Starhub, and M1" in singapore that pay a few million of dollars by allowing it's subscriber to download movies over the internet....

if this happens... torrents rocks! hahahaha

[networkguy]

150mbps? it's a fairytail tsk tsk tsk.... south korea has the fastest internet connection in the world giving a 14.8mbps speed and didn't even released that kind of news. US is considered as one of the country which is leading in IT didn't even reach the actual speed of 5mbps... eng eng eng mananom sa ta ug kamote ba o ma reach ang inana nga speed..... instead of concentrating on that kind of non-sense idea why dont they solve the minor problem of the internet subscriber like dropping of internet conncetion and etc....

You hit big time, Bai! Di gani katuman sa gamay nga serbisyo moambak naman hinuon sa dako

[Jpacs29]

@networkguy

inana jud bai, wala jud nila tutuki ang after sales, after subscription ang support sucks kaayo it's not just globe so with smart.

[xtianubec]

unsay connection ani TS, fiber optic sah?
mahala ra pud sa 2k+ oi....

basin nasayop rani ilang marketing head...
8gig in 20mins?

[netcommando]

istoryaheeeee......