Globe is taking bigger steps toward making fiber broadband more accessible, as it shifts focus from merely expanding infrastructure to helping more Filipinos thrive in the digital world.<\/p>\n
By tapping into previously built network capacity and investing strategically, the telco aims to transform internet connectivity into a tool for empowerment.<\/p>\n
\u201cFixed broadband continues to be a growth engine for the business. We see user data consumption now surging past 30\u202fGB\/month per user. We are fine tuning our fiber strategy to more than connectivity, it\u2019s about empowering households, enabling SMEs, and growing the digital economy,\u201d said Globe President and CEO Carl Cruz.<\/p>\n
The shift comes as digital habits continue to grow. Filipinos now spend nearly nine hours online daily, according to the Digital 2025 Report. But despite this, fixed broadband access remains uneven, with only 33 percent of households connected as of 2024, based on the latest data from the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT).<\/p>\n
Globe is addressing the gap with its growing GFiber portfolio, which includes both postpaid plans and the reloadable, no-lock-in GFiber Prepaid option. As of the first quarter of 2025, Globe has 1.83 million broadband subscribers, with GFiber Prepaid alone growing 53 percent quarter-on-quarter and now reaching 400,000 Filipino homes.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re building more than infrastructure, we\u2019re enabling opportunity,\u201d Cruz emphasized. \u201cBy expanding access to reliable broadband, we\u2019re opening doors for millions of Filipinos to participate meaningfully in the digital economy.\u201d<\/p>\n
Globe\u2019s expansion efforts align with the DICT\u2019s National Broadband Plan and include support for Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged Areas (GIDAs). By focusing on areas with the highest demand and greatest need, the company is contributing to broader digital equity goals.<\/p>\n
\u201cModernization is one of Globe\u2019s key success factors. When we made the leap from 2G to 4G, it unlocked massive gains. Now, we\u2019re continuing that momentum not just for speed, but for service equity and sustainability,\u201d Cruz said.<\/p>\n
Globe is also continuing its migration from legacy copper and fixed wireless connections to fiber across selected provinces. More than 600 towns in at least 70 provinces have already made the switch, leading to faster, more stable internet for residents while also reducing environmental impact.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are not just building faster networks, we\u2019re building a more connected society,\u201d Cruz said. \u201cFiber broadband is the backbone of digital life. And as the digital economy continues to grow, Globe is committed to expanding our reach strategically, sustainably, and always with the customer at the heart of it.\u201d<\/p>\n
In the last three years, Globe has invested P228 billion in capital expenditure and P236 billion in operational expenses to upgrade its network. The company sees these investments as a way to support digital resilience and economic participation over the long term.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Globe is taking bigger steps toward making fiber broadband more accessible, as it shifts focus from merely expanding…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10675,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[64,63,12687,12684,12688,12685,12686,12689,237,105],"class_list":{"0":"post-10674","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-internet","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-digital-economy-philippines","11":"tag-digital-inclusion-in-the-philippines","12":"tag-gfiber-prepaid-philippines","13":"tag-globe-broadband-2025","14":"tag-globe-internet-for-smes","15":"tag-globe-telecom","16":"tag-internet","17":"tag-technology"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10674","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10674"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10674\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10675"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10674"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}