DITO Telecommunity Corp. said it aims to double its home broadband subscribers by 2025, driven by the introduction of affordable unlimited prepaid broadband with “true 5G.”
“Our target for this year is to end 150,000 subscribers, and then for next year, we really want to double it next year,” DITO chief revenue officer for consumer business Evelyn Jimenez told reporters.
DITO has more than 100,000 home broadband subscribers. “We have very high ambition especially with the launch of Redcap Wifi,” she said.
Jimenez said DITO’s newest home WOWFi is changing the norm and disrupting the market, enriching the lives of Filipino households with better internet options that suit their needs.
DITO Home WOWFi is the world’s first 5G RedCap Wi-Fi for residential use.
“With DITO Home WOWFi, we want to jolt Filipinos out of their old ways of dealing with their internet at home; our goal is to give them a life-changing home Wi-Fi that lets them live big,” she said.
The company said 5G RedCap is a new 5G standard and critical evolution of 5G originally called NR-Light, an important part of lightweight 5G.
The technology only operates on 5G Standalone (SA) networks. The “true 5G” offers high capacity, maximum quality and lower latency compared to 5G Non-Standalone (NSA) networks that rely on existing 4G infrastructures.
Huawei Technologies said 5G RedCap is a new addition to the 5G family, offering the right balance of 5G capabilities.
“It is the kind of technology that provides all the benefits of 5G, such as low latency, high peak data rate, maximum capacity, without the need for high bandwidth,” it said.
Globally, 5G RedCap is utilized for industrial use, but this time, here in the Philippines, DITO is bringing this technology straight to Filipino homes, allowing them to enjoy the full potential of 5G.
DITO is the sole telco operator in the country with a true 5G or 5G SA network to date; hence, it can deliver this emerging technology.
