Globe Telecom Inc. has  started its network upgrades in eight key areas of Visayas and Mindanao to address the growing connectivity needs of its customers.  

The Ayala-led telco said the  network upgrades will provide mobile customers with better data and call experience while broadband customers will experience improved data services. 

“We are adding capacity throughout the country to serve the increasing data demand of our customers and continuously improving network service quality. Our teams are out there deploying new technologies, new equipment as we heed the call of the nation for better data connectivity,” Ernest Cu, Globe president and chief executive said.

The upgrade of existing infrastructure in VisMin involves building new cell sites, and adding more 4G/LTE technologies to increase data capacity and improve internet speeds.

Customers in the affected areas may experience temporary disruption in their mobile and broadband data services during this period.  Globe shall issue an SMS advisory to its affected mobile and broadband customers prior to the scheduled upgrade activities.