MANILA - The University of Santo Tomas (UST) has tapped Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co (PLDT) to boost the school's Internet connectivity and for its other information and communication technology requirements.
Under the agreement, PLDT ALPHA Enterprise will provide an initial 100 megabytes per second of its premium i-Gate connectivity to facilitate bandwidth-heavy projects and strengthen connections within and between UST and its partners.
“The main purpose of the current subscription is for the educational use of the Thomasian community, alumni, guests, and other partner institutions,” said Engr. Sebastian Raymond A. Mendoza, STEPs Director.
The Santo Tomas e-Service Providers (STePs) is the school's internal network connectivity facility.
"Communications through the Internet using our online resources, like the institution and department websites, will serve as an effective and faster way of information dissemination," he said in a statement.
Other external projects that will benefit from the connectivity enhancements of the university include the online encoding of grades, full implementation of online registration and enrolment, extended webhosting, server co-location services, and many more. Future campus expansion requirements are also considered in the technical ICT development project.
Asia’s oldest university is also the first to implement a 10G campus backbone cabling and a Cisco model infrastructure from core to access. Its facilities have received ISO 9001:2008 TUV-SUD certification which have been constantly upgraded to cater to the connectivity needs of the campus, making it the biggest bandwidth requirement among local universities.
“We consider many factors in choosing the right Internet service providers that should meet the standards required by the university. Reliable support is the primary reason in considering an industry partner, as support should always be felt and delivered on a timely basis,” said Mendoza.
UST’s IT facilities will benefit from PLDT’s fiber optic network, which spans more than 71,000-kilometers nationwide.
“PLDT has constantly invested in our network to assure our customers of the service and reliability that their organizations need. Our facilities always undergo the necessary upgrades to meet global standards and handle the growing demand for dependable and consistent connectivity,” said PLDT first vice president and head of ALPHA Enterprise Jovy Hernandez.
“We are ready to serve UST with whatever ICT needs that they’d need to benefit the students, faculty members, the administration, and the whole Thomasian community in keeping their global-standards of education,” Hernandez said.
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source: interaksyon.com
