On network efficiency

HIDDEN AGENDA By Mary Ann Ll. Reyes
The Philippine Star

Ayala-owned Globe Telecom is best in terms of network efficiency based on recent reports submitted to the National Telecommunications Commission.

Last Oct. 17 from 2:52 p.m. to 6:42 p.m., Globe based on 56 call attempts registered call setup success rate of 98.21 percent, followed by Smart Communications with 96.3 percent based on 54 call attempts, and Sun Cellular 72.55 percent with 51 call attempts. Call setup success rate simply means that out of 56 calls made from a Globe network, 98.21 percent were successfully connected.

Call completion rate is at 98.18 percent for Globe, 98.08 for Smart, and 91.89 for Sun during the said period. Drop call rate was 1.82 percent for Globe, 1.92 percent for Smart, and 8.11 percent for Sun. Drop call rate means that a call is disconnected by the system.

Also on Oct. 17, 2005, from 8:36 p.m. to 9:33 p.m., Globe posted a call setup success rate of 100 percent based on 26 call attempts, Smart 96.15 percent based on 26 calls, and Sun 75 percent based on 20 call attempts.

The same report revealed that call completion rate was 100 percent for Globe, 92 percent for Smart, and 86.67 for Sun while drop call rate was zero for Globe, eight percent for Smart, and 13.33 percent for Sun.

Meanwhile, for Oct. 18, 2005 from 8:36 to 9:33 p.m, out of call attempts of 31, 30, and 32 for Globe, Smart, and Sun, call set-up success rates were 96.77 percent, 96.67 percent, and 87.5 percent respectively.

Call completion rate for the period was 96.67 percent for Globe, 89.66 percent for Smart, and 85.71 percent for Sun while drop call rate was 3.33 percent, 10.34 percent, and 14.29 percent, respectively.

For October 20, 2005, from 9:59 am to 11:28 am, out of 38, 38, and 37 call attempts for Globe, Smart, and Sun, call set-up success rates registered were 92.11 percent, 100 percent, and only 10.81 percent, respectively.

The following call completion rate were reported: 89.57 percent for Globe, 94.74 percent for Smart, 100 percent for Sun while drop call rates were 11.43 percent, 5.26 percent, and 0.0096 percent, respectively.