The Philippines' PLDT has revealed it has spent some 2 billion pesos ($44.8 million) in the past year on rolling out its TD-LTE fixed wireless broadband network.
The company now has over 200 TD-LTE base stations across the country.
PLDT technology group head Rolando Peña said the company plans to use the 4G technology to bring internet connectivity to the most remote areas of the Philippines.
“We are committed to bring internet access to each city and municipality in the country. TD-LTE will help us achieve that objective,” he said.
PLDT uses FDD LTE technology for its mobile networks, reserving TD-LTE for fixed wireless broadband services. Both networks use different frequency bands. “This ensures sufficient capacity for our fixed and mobile high-speed broadband services,” Peña said.
Last month, PLDT's mobile subsidiary Smart announced plans to extend its LTE network to cover all major cities in the nation by the end of 2014, which would give it a population coverage of 50%. Smart first launched LTE services in August 2012.