Illegal signal boosters disrupt 1,200 Globe sites

AYALA-LED Globe Telecom said on Tuesday that illegal signal transmitters such as signal boosters, repeaters and RFIDs (radio car parking or security systems had

The telco said in a statement that

“As of last September, Globe was able to identify, locate and shut and RFID systems causing interference to its cellular network,”

percent of its sites from the interference, Globe said illegal repeaters and

Signal interference this year - trolled proliferation of repeaters and increasing use of RFID mostly in high-end residential areas and

“While illegal signal boosters may enhance wireless coverage in a particular area, such devices, when improperly designed or installed, will cause interference with mobile networks and thus will impede communication services, including emergency calls in the such devices does not solve signal issues but rather lead to service degradation of telecommunication RFIDs should not pose a problem for as long as these are operating outside of the cellular frequency bands and only in RFID bands allocated by NTC (National Telecommunications Commission),” Globe General Counsel Froilan

- rate cases of signal interference, NTC to be caused by these illegal

“Confirmed cases of signal hotels and residentials in exclusive

signal interference prompted the NTC to issue Memorandum Order purchase, importation, possession or use of signal boosters operating frequency bands without the ap Violation could entail penalties and even imprisonment, according