Free Smart WiFi for New COVID-19 Healthcare facilities

Smart Communications, Inc , the wireless subsidiary of PLDT is providing fast, free and 24./7 Smart WiFi to several newly activated COVID-19 facilities.

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As part of its efforts to equip COVID-19 medical front liners with reliable data connectivity, Smart is rolling out carrier-grade fiber-powered Smart WiFi. These will be installed in large venues that have been converted into COVID-19 treatment facilities that will handle persons under monitoring (PUMs) and patients under investigation (PUIs). These venues are the Ninoy Aquino Stadium at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, the Philippine International Convention Center Tent and the World Trade Center. 

Smart has also installed Wifi connectivity at the La Salle Greenhills campus in Mandaluyong which now houses health workers from nearby hospitals. These WiFi installations, have a capacity of up to 1 Gigabyte per second. These are the latest ongoing efforts of PLDT-Smart to provide communications support to frontline agencies and their personnel such as the departments of health, transportation, public works, the armed forces and police, local governments and non-governmental organizations in different parts of the country.

“These new quarantine sites will decongest hospitals in Metro Manila, thus reducing community transmission while protecting our health care workers.  We’d like to thank Smart for providing high-speed WiFi.  This will help  the facility managers to coordinate with one another as well as  patients so that they can keep in touch with their families and  loved ones”, said Public Works Secretary Mark Villar.

“A major focus of our activities at PLDT and Smart this time is to arm frontliners in the fight against COVID with strong connectivity and innovative digital tools.  We look forward to more of this type of collaboration with government and non-governmental organizations,” said Manuel V. Pangilinan, Chairman and CEO of PLDT.  

Smart WiFi connectivity is also available in provincial capitols, city and municipal halls across the country, which are being used as a base of operations for local government logistics, transportation and relief, as well as in hospitals, supermarkets and convenience stores.