Smart LTE Gadget Soon!

Previously, I posted an article about  the all new BayanDSL, and now Smart Communications will be launching this week a mobile LTE (3GPP Long Term Evolution) with a speed of up to 6Mbps/subscriber and they will call it Smart Evolution.

3GPP Long Term Evolution (LTE), is the latest feature in the mobile network technology tree that produced the GSM/EDGE and UMTS/HSPA network technologies. It is a project of the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP). The LTE specification provides downlink peak rates of at least 100 Mbps, an uplink of at least 50 Mbps and RAN round-trip times of less than 10 ms. (source: wikipedia)

LTE has a much higher bandwidth capacity unlike the current 3G networks that all of the telcos provide, so this could help solve problems like slow 3G connections. It’s not yet clear though how their new LTE offering will position against the current 3G network. LTE USB will be provided for subscribers to hook up to the service.

Research shows that LTE can easily do between 50Mbps to 100Mbps, Smart Evolution can only offer subscriptions between 4Mbps to 6Mbps to the subscribers, these should have a price range of Php1,200 - 2,000 I think.

3Mbps At Php899 With Bayantel

BayanDSL is offering 15GBcap plan for Php899 a month and it’s up to 3Mbps. I’m sure a lot of you have seen those big billboard ads while plying the roads of Metro Manila. If you will notice, that same monthly fee is equivalent to their 768Kbps plan but with unlimited bandwidth, and so if you think you are not that heavy internet user, you’d be better off with the capped plan.

However, if you think 15GB isn’t enough, the 768Kbps plan suits for you for the same price, that’s two (2) choices between two plans at the same price point.

Alternatively, Smart Communications also have this new broadband product which they will call Smart Evolution, for me this is the most promising wireless broadband product offered in the country today. For detailed information please see my blog article on this link.