Smart receives awards from Opensignal
The * Philippines Mobile Network Experience Report September 2019, which covered the period May 1 to July 29, 2019 and independently analyzed over 533 million measurements from over 190,000 devices, found that Smart won in four categories—Video Experience, Download Speed Experience, Upload Speed Experience and Latency Experience—and scored a draw in 4G Availability.
Smart’s Video Experience scored 47.6. “Smart’s Video Experience score of 47.6 out of 100 places it comfortably in our Fair ranking bracket (40-55), which means its users may be able to watch videos with reasonable load times and minimal stalling at low resolutions,” said Peter Boyland, Opensignal senior analyst.
In terms of overall Download Speed Experience, which factors in both 3G and 4G download speeds along with the availability of each technology, Smart posted 9.4 Mbps. In 4G Download Speed alone, Smart scored 12.7 Mbps..
In terms of overall Upload Speed Experience, Smart posted 3.3 Mbps.In terms of Latency Experience. This is measured in milliseconds and refers to the delay users experience as data makes a round trip through the network. In this, Smart scored at 61.9ms.
The latest Opensignal report also includes data from 19 regions and provinces across the Philippines – Aklan, Batangas, Benguet, Bulacan, Cavite, Cebu, Davao del Sur, Iloilo, Laguna, Metro Manila, Misamis Oriental, Negros Occidental, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Pangasinan, Quezon, Rizal, South Cotabato and Tarlac.
Opensignal revealed that Smart earned high scores for Video Experience in 18 provinces, by as much as 29.4 points and 21.4 points in Nueva Ecija and Metro Manila, respectively.
For the Download Speed Experience, Smart scored highest in Metro Manila, Pangasinan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac, Batangas, Quezon, Cebu, Iloilo, Misamis Oriental and South Cotabato, while in terms of Upload Speed Experience, Smart also led in 18 provinces.
According to Opensignal, in terms of Latency Experience, both operators scored a draw in most areas, with Smart leading in Metro Manila and Quezon province.