TELECOMMUNICATIONS infrastructure company EdgePoint Infrastructure Sdn. Bhd.’s through its local EdgePoint Towers, Inc. has activated its first tower colocation tenancy partnership with DITO Telecommunity Corp.
The site, located in a 48-meter ground-based tower in Tanay, Rizal, is expected to be ready for installation in under two weeks.
“The site enables DITO Telecommunity to serve more than 139,000 residents in the area,” EdgePoint Infrastructure said in a press release.
“The activation also kicks off a partnership between EdgePoint and DITO Telecommunity that will see the rollout of planned colocation projects across Luzon,” it added.
EdgePoint Infrastructure Chief Executive Officer Suresh Sidhu said the company is focusing on making its tower network available to all operators for faster deployment.
“We are committed to ensuring the ready availability of accessible and reliable wireless telecommunications infrastructure to support all mobile network operators and Internet service providers in the Philippines, thereby improving service quality to their customers,” Mr. Sidhu said.
Previously, the company announced its partnership with Globe Telecom, Inc. aimed at increasing both tower and colocation sites in the Philippines.
The partnership, which requires EdgePoint Infrastructure to provide a network of sites, is said to support Globe’s expansion plans across the country.
To date, its EdgePoint Infrastructure’ Philippine unit operates 2,557 active sites, which it plans to increase to 3,000 by the end of 2023.
The EdgePoint group owns and manages a total of 14,000 towers across Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines. — Justine Irish D. Tabile
