Globe Telecom unveiled plans to cut its capex budget in 2023 by 30 per cent, with network spending expected to peak at about $1.9 billion this year following a ramp over the past two to take advantage of streamlined processes for deploying infrastructure.
The companyās board approve a reduction to $1.3 billion.
Globe Telecom president and CEO Ernest Cu stated after investing heavily, āwe now have a significant backbone for our network, which allows us to shift our focus towards capital efficiency and optimisationā.
He said it targets bringing capex down to $1 billion by 2024.
By end-September, the operator said it upgraded 10,600 sites to LTE, deployed 1,887 5G sites nationwide and installed 1.4 million FTTH lines.
Globe Telecom raised capex 54 per cent to PHP92.8 billion ($1.7 billion) in 2021.
Earlier this year, it earmarked PHP89 billion. The operator raised funds for the capex increase through aĀ stocks rights offerĀ and selling-offĀ tower assets.
The Philippine government introducedĀ rules to simplifyĀ complex infrastructure building processes in 2020.
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