Get ready for TV White Space (TVWS), a new wireless data communications standard that can improve the country’s internet penetration rate. According to ABS-CBN, the Philippines can benefit from this technology, which will be deployed first half of the year.
“TVWS is an ideal wireless data delivery medium for the Philippines, with its long distance propagation characteristics and the ability of its signals to travel over water and through thick foliage, we are hopeful that this will be the technology to bring connectivity to rural areas and bridge the digital divide,” said Science Undersecretary Louis Casambre said.
TVWS equipment can deliver up to 6 Mbps of data at a maximum range of 10 kilometers.
This technology will make the internet accessible to even more Filipinos, especially those in the rural areas.
