PLDT's NGN

I got this from PLDT's Annual Report 2005, "Broadbanding the Future". NGN, Next Generation Network as they call it, is some sort of bundled package of DSL-W or SMART WiFi/Bro.

Simply put, NGN is the coming together of voice, data and video in a single network.

I wonder how good the service is. Our ISP in school is Meridian Wireless (now SMART WiFi) and the service is so bad. Also, I haven't heard any good feedback from the wireless broadband services of SMART and PLDT. Anybody in Cavite who got to try this?

In late 2005, residents of several residential subdivisions in Cavite, where traditional phone facilities were sorely lacking, finally had PLDT phones connected to their homes. These subscribers were the first NGN subscribers in the country.

Is the video being provided IPTV? The voice, VoIP? The article says they're using non-proprietary equipment. Are they using Asterisk and/or ATAs? Maybe we'll find out if this surfaces more.

With the first NGN lines already installed, PLDT plans to increase the capacity to at least 300,000 lines by end-2006.

Due to PLDT and SMART's nasty reputation in wireless internet services, it could be doom for those who'll get tricked to switch.

NGN lines will first be rolled out in such areas as Cavite, Laguna and Bulacan where landlines are in short supply. Eventually, these facilities will be installed in area where existing customers will be migrated from traditional telephony to the bold new world of NGN communications.

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