THE consumer business of PLDT Inc. has cemented its fixed-broadband leadership after registering a 14-percent growth in subscribers during the first half of 2016.
As of end-June, fixed broadband subscribers of PLDT Home totaled to 1.3 million, the company’s Operations Head Oscar Enrico Reyes Jr. said.
“One of our significant successes is PLDT Home’s continuous growth for five consecutive years now with its unmatched digital products, innovative services and compelling content,” he said.
Reyes added that his company will continue to build up its network capacity to continue leading the fixed-broadband sector of the telecommunications industry.
“As we strengthen our data infrastructure, we also make it easier for our customers to adopt Web-capable devices, such as the Telpad, FamCam and the TVolution Stick, as they start to live the digital life,” he said.
The PLDT’s consolidated capital expenditures for the first half of 2016 amounted to P20 billion, up 44 percent from the same period last year.
The higher capital-expenditure level reflects the group’s continuing program to roll out high-speed data infrastructure on its fixed-line network—in the form of more fiber-to-the-home facilities—and its mobile network—particularly through the expansion of its 4G/Long Term Evolution mobile network.