PHL sees second-highest uplift in 4G-5G live video experience
The Philippines ranks second globally in terms of the most significant improvement in the experience of mobile internet users with 4G and 5G for live video, with a surge of 28.1%, according to an analytics company.
鈥淚ndonesian users observe the biggest leap鈥, with an improvement of 32.7% for live video experience,鈥 Opensignal Senior Analyst Robert Wyrzykowski said in his report for February.听
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European markets dominate the global top 20 list, with Norway taking the top spot.听听
Live video experience is key in the 5G era, according Mr. Wyrzykowski. It 鈥渕atters even more to mobile users,鈥 his report reads, 鈥渂ecause if there are delays in the network or the production process,鈥 it can lead to a user鈥檚 experience being ruined 鈥 such as when neighbors cheer a goal in a football match before the user is听able to watch it firsthand.听听
, a consulting and advisory company, the total global live video streaming market will reach $4.3 billion by 2028, up from $1 billion in 2021.听
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Opensignal鈥檚听听likewise recognized the improvements of听two Philippine telecommunications service providers.听听
Globe Telecom, Inc. was recognized by Opensignal as a 鈥淕lobal Rising Star鈥 in the following categories for mobile experience improvement between the second half of 2021 and the second half of 2022: Games Experience, Voice App Experience, Upload Speed Experience, and Time on 4G/5G.听听
Its users saw the greatest year-on-year improvement in games experience (31.8%) and voice app experience (10.8%) out of all the operators analyzed in Southeast Asia.听
DITO Telecommunity Corp., meanwhile, is the only Filipino operator worldwide to be recognized for the quality of its mobile experience in the second half of 2022. It was recognized as a 鈥淕lobal High Performer鈥 for the time on 4G/5G category at Opensignal鈥檚 2023 awards. Its users also saw the second-highest increase in the region for voice app experience at 7.3%.听听
In his first State of the Nation address, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. ordered the Department of Information and Communications Technology to 鈥渄eploy digital connectivity across our various islands.鈥澨听
Information and communications technology (ICT) is important to the nation鈥檚 progress, according to听.听听
鈥淥ur goal is to ensure that every community will be connected digitally, and every citizen will have the knowledge and skill to effectively use and access ICTs, so that in this highly-evolving digital world, we can all keep up, and no one gets left behind,鈥 she said in a March 7 ceremony launching wi-fi sites in the province of Antique.听鈥 Patricia B. Mirasol
