Eastern Communications Powered Up Its Strong Connections in Cebu with Enhanced Internet Solutions

Businesses in Cebu City can now experience more of Eastern Communications’ strong connection as it launches its enhanced internet solution Fiber1.

At 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 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.

Atty. Aileen Regio (Photo by Aljun Cainghog)

“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.

Key to Intelligent Office

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.

Inspired by the book entitled F.I.R.E (How Fast, Inexpensive, Restrained, and Elegant Methods Ignite Innovation) written by Dan Ward, Eastern Communications Product and Innovation Head Edsel Paglinawan recently presented in the said event, discussing the key ingredients of an intelligent office.

Edsel Paglinawan (Photo by Aljun Cainghog)

According to Paglinawan, businesses need to incorporate new technology and tailored services that has a holistic long-term digital perspective. To achieve an intelligent office, companies must have (1) Robust and Resilient Connectivity Solutions, (2) Redundant systems and infrastructure for business continuity, (3) Business-grade Productivity and Collaboration Software for work agility, and (4) Reliable data protection tools for cybersecurity.

“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.
For more information about Eastern Communications’ products and services, visit www.eastern.com.ph.