Telcotroll primer on slow internet speed in the Philippines

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Philippines, Household with slow internet speed
October 10, 2015

Primer by Telcotroll on slow internet speed

The site has simplified the complex situation on why internet is slow and expensive in the Philippines. (This post has explained this elsewhere in this site but Telcotroll has done a good job of explaining.

1.  The best practice if for the State to run a neutral IX so that the dominant telco would not bully the ISP or other telcos

2. It is best to have transit to a third party (to outsource) for internet traffic through a real backbone like PACNET which has massive investment in submarine cables and other communication facilities.  This is similar to BPO.  If others can do it better, why have your own facilities

3.  Peering. Local traffic can be accessed directly by local exchanges without paying revenues (true peering) and the rest of traffic which has international  content can be through the backbone. 70 to 80% of the traffic has intl content, 20 to 30% can be peered locally

4. Open competition. consumer protection act and anti trust law.

As it is this is what is happening in the country:

1.  PLDT, the dominant telco thinks it is the back bone. It has openly stated that it does not want a unified IX (although lately it has peered with one port.  All other Telcos and ISP connect to the PHOpen IX.   PLDT before did not connect.

2. Instead data is routed to HK Internet Exchange via the privately owned Vitro Internet Exchange (VIX) of PLDT. Thus  you we experience a data hops.   All our local chats and email still goes to HK and this makes data transfer:   slower because the data reroute is via HK (vs direct) and hefty premium has to be paid as transit fee to PLDT.

3. NTC which is supposed to enforce telco regulations in the PHL is helpless to compel to regulate PLDT to operate in the best interest of the public?  Nasa batas na ipagtanggol ng NTC ang consumer at labanan and monopolyong pamamamalakad ng telco. NTC is not exercising this mandate - afraid or it is not aware?

So what is next?  We just pray and hope that PLDT give its profit objectives (massive at that) and be a good citizen.  As of now, MAGTIIS TAYO IROG.?

We may support the next Congress:

1.  Legislate stricter consumer protection act;  ( eh may Bill of Rights and consumer sa RA 7925 baka execution na lang ang kailangan

2.  Anti trust law (just like what US did to ATT ).   NTC should not have allowed PLDT SMART and Sun cellular and VIX be under one roof or have limitations in control of telecom business (so even buying GMA should be a no no were it not for these abuses in the name of more money) Nasa mandate ng NTC not to have allowed that to happen.  May insubordination or negligence ba ang NTC not to have followed its mandate?)

Globe and PLDT on Peering Talks, Globe wants unconditional peering

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Rizal Philippines
October 10, 2015

Globe desires unconditional peering - From GMA news

The PLDT Globe DOST peering issue

Globe has prodded PLDT for peering talks for the last 5 years, and only this year has PLDT agreed. It had limited peering with DOST under the PHOpenIX.  However Globe notes that the peering being envisioned by PLDT limits access of the customers to data and other content

“The proposal does not go far enough even to meet the definition of peering,” said Globe Chief Operating Officer Gil Genio. “As is, PLDT’s proposed peering agreement won’t be effective in improving the country’s internet speed as it doesn’t allow Globe customers to directly access content and applications hosted by the PLDT group without exception.”

- See more at: http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/540113/scitech/technology/globe-to-pldt-nothing-less-than-unconditional-peering-is-acceptable#sthash.fWNgoaOq.dpuf

Is slow internet speed in the Philippines caused by abuse of netizens?

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Philippines, October 10, 2015

                                     This telco is offering faster and cheaper service,  P33,00. mbps, True?

Happy double ten to Chinese Taiwan.

In the recent celebrity bluff, it was bluffed that the reason for the slow internet speed is caused by abuse of certain netizens.  Most of us netizens spend a great deal of time work

ing using computers to get information, do telecon, watch movies videos.  Is that abuse?  It is normal use

  Is this correct?  Do you agree?

 We are only talking of 30% usage by Filipinos.  What happens if the usage goes up to 50% or even 70%.  Surely all businesses especially those in this business must find technological breakthrough (which they have found all ready elsewhere) to give pleasant customer experience.

One Telco is moving towards the direction which the blog aspires for. Let us support their move.

Surely the monopolistic actions will collapse under the weight of its own complacency.  As in OPEC, its monopoly over oil prices collapsed.  There will always be superior technology, and people/customers perceive you to be too greedy and inconsiderate

In the marketplace of the free, it is unthinkable that a dominant telco would like to have it all. And make peering arrangement very difficult to achieve.

Go go go Globe.

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Let us campaign for faster and cheaper internet in the Philippin es

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Hi Leaders Engr. Cezar and VP Belle:

Thanks for getting in touch.  As we were saying in the Leadership class, as espoused by Leader Cezar, we would campaign for faster internet speed.

I have put up a site to focus on this.  It would  seem though that people do not mind.  When there was a campaign to support Sen Bam Aquinos inquiry, only 1,300 supported.  Not a soul attended his inquiry.

Faster internet speed

I have made 9 posts and very few are following or ar reading this site.

There are several developments in this area.  One solution is to have peering deal between telcos in the PHL say between Globe and PLDT.  Under the peering arrangement, the local traffic can be directed between the local exchanges, without cost on either parties thus lessening costs, and faster access.  As of now, the traffic between two Telcos have to go through an international node at HK thus, increasing cost and increasing access time.

Globe urged PLDT in 2014 to support peering

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Philippines  October 5 2015

From Rappler - Globe urges PLDT to peer in neutral IX

Globe probably taunting or challenging PLDT says that PLDT can only show its support to peering by engaging a neutral IX.  However Mon Isberto has again a mouthful in defense of status quo. That was in 2014.  Perhaps because of mounting public pressure, and that PLDT is looking more of a villain.

The real reason behind objection to peering is there is no revenue, nor sharing.

We are glad that PLDT has relented and has peered with DOST and and is in serious talk with Globe.

However the public must be vigilant and campaign hard by tweets and FB for PLDT to speed up peering talks with other ISPs.

The main reason why internet is expensive and slow is we through a central transit point which is PLDT. It is very possible that local traffic can be peered so  that the local traffic does not have to go through international exchanges (the PLDT node that goes to HK) Imagine local traffic still going abroad. Even if the speed is milliseconds there well be delay.

Shall we campaign for peering?

Clarifying Internet Peering

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October 5, 2015

    Thus we can see that peering involves no $PHP fees.  Only these are charged at transit provider. So we can imagine one of the parties is G and the other is P.  However, all traffic now flows through the transit provider which in this case is P.  Thus fees are always paid when there is an interchange of traffic and slower

There is a lot of  talk on peering for internet. Here is a link that will help us clarify our terms and understanding of internet peering

Definition of Internet Peering