Broadband. Several domestic broadband backbone using fixed wire Fiber Optic Cables, Digital Subscriber Lines (DSL) and WiFi technology are available in Cagayan de Oro. The following Internet Service Providers (ISPs) provide Internet transit, dialup, leased line access, and other services.
Internet Services Providers (ISPs)
| Service Providers |
Capacity |
Broadband Facilities |
| CRUZTELCO |
- STM1 (155 mbps)
- 6 E1s (2.048 mbps)
|
- Has available lines with voice and data capabilities.
- Serves PLDT DSL Internet access
|
| DCTech (TelOf and Misortel |
- STM 1
- Several DS3’s
- Several E1
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- A full-complement service provider that currently partners with TELOF in providing data services to TELOF’s service area covered by the National Telephone Project in all Mindanao Regions and with MISORTEL to expand its telecommunications services by providing Internet, voice calls and other services.
- Microwave Technology
- Cisco Network
- Digital Fiber Optic Backbone Network
- Copper Line Local Loop
- Wired and Wireless Data Connectivity
|
| Globe Telecom |
- 4 STM1s (155 mbps)
- 5 DS3s (45 mbps)
- 70 E1s (2.048 mbps). Can be expanded on demand
|
- 320-gbps capacity Fiber Optic Backbone Network (FOBN)
- Copper line local loop with over 200 existing data nodes
- Cisco-powered network
- Can provide redundancy
|
| ICC/ Bayantel |
- 64 STM1 (155 mbps)
- Several DS3s (45 mbps)
- 2 PDH (34 mbps)
- 20 E1s (2.048 mbps)
|
- Uses Fiber Optic Network
- Provides Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)
- Copper Line Local Loop Connection
- Optical fiber backbone
|
| Parasat/ Cable 21 |
- 4-E1s (8 Mbps) Expandable to DS3 (45 Mbps)
|
- Provides broadband Internet Service
- Uses DOCSIS 2.0 Internet via cable modems and Nemo Proprietary Modems
- Redundant broadband data communications to the Internet is provided by both Globe and PLDT
- For last mile deployment, uses Hybrid Fiber Coax Infrastructure to deliver up to 10 mbps to the subscriber
- Deploys 22 fiber optic nodes covering 90 percent of urban areas.
- Uses Fiber Optic Network
|
| Philcom |
- 1 STM1 (155 mbps)
- Several E1s (2.048 mbps)
- DS3 (45 mbps)
|
- Uses Fiber Optic Network
- Copper line local loop
- Will provide the Next Generation Network IP Base Contact Center Platform or a Hosted Call Center Solution
|
| PLDT |
- 178 STM1 (155 mbps)
- 10 E1s (2.048 mbps)
- 1 full STM1
- Several DS3s (45 mbps)
|
- Uses Digital Microwave Radio System (DRS) and Digital Fiber Optic Network (DFON) – 10 gigabit
- Can provide redundancy
|
| SMART WiFi |
|
- Uses WiFi technology
- 14 Hotspots within city proper
|
| SOTELCO |
- STM1 (155 mbps)
- 2 E1s (2.048 mbps)
|
- Uses Fiber Optic cable facility
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Internet Access and Hotspots. The tremendous increase of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in Cagayan de Oro raised the number of Internet users. This, in turn, encouraged many ISPs to improve their services by including Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and other facilities.
Business Name Registration from January 2006 to June 2007 shows 203 Internet cafes in Cagayan de Oro with 15 to 50 PCs each.
SMART WiFi has 14 hotspots in strategic places in the city, while Cable 21 Technologies has three.
 Oct. 12, 2008: While the Senate and the House of Representatives still use paper in their transactions, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Misamis Oriental has made a breakthrough in turning the entire legislative process into a virtual paperless and wireless system. [More in Philippine Daily Inquirer]
 Current Internet connections and services are available mainly in Cagayan de Oro, Gingoog and nearby municipalities. The farther the area is from the cities, the lesser the chance of having Internet there.
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