PLDT and Smart Communications have provided data connectivity with Smart Wifi at the Laguindingan Airport in Misamis Oriental.
The firing up of Smart Wifi will improve the experience of travelers using wifi in airports serving Northern and Southern Mindanao. PLDT and Smart also recently installed Smart Wifi in Davao City’s Francisco Bangoy International Airport.
From left: Dante Verendia, Relationship Manager, PLDT Alpha; Bernardo Deatras, Area Manager, Sales & Distribution, Smart; Engr. Jose Budiongan General Manager of CAAP, Laguindingan Airport; Capt. Don Mendoza, Assistant Director General to FSIS II, CAAP; Ma. Josefina Gorres, Vice President, Enterprise Business, PLDT & Smart. Regina Pineda, AVP for Product Management for Smart Wifi; Board Member Mercy Grace Acain, Provincial Govt of Misamis Oriental; Kim Orbase, Head, Enterprise Service Resource Management, PLDT (courtesy of CDODev.com)
The upgrade of the wireless connectivity in the airport will enable travelers to maximize their digital experience while surfing the Internet for their favorite sites, and keeping connected with home and office while traveling. With a bandwidth of up to 1 gigabit per second, Smart Wifi promises a world-class digital experience.
“Connectivity is important for a country of many islands like the Philippines. Smart Wifi is just the first in a series of projects that the Department of Transportation intends to roll out in the coming days in partnership with PLDT and Smart,” said Transportation Undersecretary Roberto Lim during the rollout in Davao City’s airport.
Bloggers JenJacqs Agbon, Ruby Caberte, Em-em Cortez & Phebie Normandia enjoy the fast Smart Wifi at Laguindingan Airport (courtesy www.cdobloggers.net)
“A tourist’s impression of a country will be largely based on the first and last experience of his destination. Smart Wifi contributes to improving this experience and to the success of having them come over and visit again,” added Lim.
Laguindingan Airport is one of busiest regional airports in the country. It serves the cities of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan, as well as the provinces of Misamis Oriental and Lanao del Norte in Northern Mindanao. It can accommodate 2,000 passengers a day, and up to 1.6 million a year.
Turnover of the wifi system from Smart to CAAP Laguindingan Airport. (courtesy www.cdobloggers.net)
“The installation of Smart Wifi in the Laguindingan airport is part of our commitment to improve Internet access and coverage nationwide. With the data connectivity, travelers will get to enjoy a seamless digital experience for more productive and meaningful journeys,” said Eric R. Alberto, Executive Vice President at PLDT and Smart and President and CEO of ePLDT.
The Laguindingan and Davao airports are among the 21 major transport hubs identified by the DOTr for installation of Smart Wifi, as laid out by the Memorandum of Understanding signed by Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade and PLDT and Smart chairman, president and CEO Manuel V. Pangilinan.
The execs are busy enjoying the Smart Wifi at Laguindingan Airport during the July 26 launch (photo courtesy of CDODev.com)
The initial rollout also includes all four passenger terminals of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport as well as airports in Iloilo, Bacolod, Dumaguete, Kalibo, General Santos, Clark, Laoag, Cebu, Caticlan, and Zamboanga. Also in the list are key seaports in Southern Luzon as well as MRT 3, and LRT lines 1 and 2 for Metro Manila.
Smart Wifi’s footprint will also be expanded to cover more public areas, such as city halls, schools, hospitals, and establishments such as malls, restaurants, and coffee shops, among many others, amid the increasing demand for more public Wifi hotspots in the country.
Smart execs pose for posterity with the CDO Bloggers (courtesy of CDODev.com)
The rollout is backed by PLDT’s robust and resilient fixed and wireless networks.