Smart and Nokia complete Southeast Asia’s first live local breakout demo, improving data roaming speed and latency for Filipino travelers abroad.Smart x NokiaSmart, Nokia completes live demo of local breakout tech to improve data roamingSmart Communications, Inc. (Smart), the wireless subsidiary of PLDT Inc. (PLDT) and the Philippines’ leading mobile services provider, has completed a live demonstration aimed at improving the outbound data roaming experience of Filipino travelers, in partnership with technology provider Nokia.The trial, conducted earlier this year at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, routed subscriber data traffic through the nearest point-of-presence in Europe instead of routing it back to the Philippines. This process, known as local breakout (LBO), resulted in lower latency, faster browsing, and improved app responsiveness,…Read More
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