In the era of technological advancement and rise of the internet, enterprises has also transformed its businesses strategically and operationally to become competitive. High-speed internet added several value points for online transactions, introducing massive wave of changes to organizations, and in the way the world does business. In fact, the internet made the global marketplace more accessible via immediate connections and lines of communication. Let’s take the telecommunications giant, Eastern Communications, for example.
Businesses in Cebu City are blessed to have Eastern Communications as their telecommunication partner as strong connection can now be experienced metro-wide with its enhanced internet solution called Fiber1.
In an event in Cebu City entitled Via Eastern: Where Your Business Takes Flight, Eastern Communications officially launched its cutting-edge connectivity and data solutions, designed to help enterprises and companies thrive in today’s business environment.
Enhanced Internet Solution
Eastern Communications’ Fiber1 runs purely on Eastern’s redundant fiber optic links via Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON) with available speeds from 10Mbps to 100Mbps, perfect for basic business operations of small to medium enterprises in Cebu City such as real estate, retail, manufacturing, hospitality, and IT-BPO.
Fiber1 has a symmetric technology that features same upload and download speeds with no data cap that guarantees faster sending of data and uninterrupted transactions compared to other shared internet services in the market.
“As the business environment here in Cebu continually transforms, so do Eastern Communications’ products and services here in Cebu. We’ve been committed to providing strong connection and Fiber1 delivers high-speed internet with less downtime, making it more advantageous for our customers’ business operations,” shared Eastern Communications Co-Coordinator Atty. Aileen Regio.
Eastern Communications also provides their Internet Direct Service (IDS) and Leased Line Data solutions across Cebu. Internet Direct Service is a premium and business-grade internet service that allows each user to have a portion of bandwidth dedicated solely to them. While Managed Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) connects enterprise branches — including branch offices and data centers — over large geographic distances, allowing them to deploy internet-based connectivity quickly and securely.
Eastern Communications also highlights their unique brand of “high tech and high touch,” as it seeks to meet their customers’ business needs through their reliable internet and data services to help them prosper in the digital era while providing personalized service.
Technological Advancement
As part of empowering Cebu businesses through their reliable internet service, Eastern Communications also partnered with Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry for 2019 Cebu Business Month with the theme Innovation in Action.
Through this partnership, Eastern Communications Product and Innovation Head Edsel Paglinawan presented “The Fourth Industrial Revolution” or FIRe in the said event, discussing the vast advancement in automation, how new mechanisms allow technology to be embedded within societies and even in the human body, and how it drastically improves the efficiency of business and organizations.
The FIRe is marked by emerging technology breakthroughs in a number of fields including Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, Blockchain, Advanced Robotics, Cloud Technologies, Augmented Reality, and 3D printing.
Paglinawan also expounded how transformative innovation has led big companies to success. Resulting from use of technology, this third level of innovation creates a new industry, improves and transforms the way people live and work.
“Eastern Communications has been partnering with Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry for years. As we aspire to help Cebu businesses take advantage of growth opportunities driven by digital advancements, we continue our commitment to provide reliable products and services to help companies become more competitive, innovative, and interconnected,” said Eastern Communications’ Co-Coordinator Ramon Aesquivel.
About Eastern Communications
Eastern Communications is a connectivity solutions company providing an extensive portfolio of services that include Internet, Data, Data Center and Cloud Services, Cyber Defense Services and Managed Services. Eastern Communications is the first communication service provider in the Philippines when the company was commissioned by the Spanish government to provide the country’s first telegraphic services.
Over 140 years later, the company have evolved into a full-service provider of world-class telecommunications services. The company continues to be the solutions partner of choice for the biggest industry players in the country.
For more information about Eastern Communications’ products and services, visit www.eastern.com.ph