Holiday internet traffic surge was expected from December 17 until January 7, according to NTC.
NTC — The National Telecommunications Commission said that the holiday internet traffic surge was expected from December 17, 2021 until January 7, 2022.
This, as Filipinos were encouraged to celebrate holidays online anew amidst the pandemic.
On Friday, the NTC advised telecommunication companies and internet service providers (ISPs) to be prepared with their capacities.
In a memorandum dated December 17, NTC Commissioner Gamaliel A. Cordoba said that internet traffic was considerably “projected to increase” during the Christmas season.
Despite the decrease in coronavirus cases in the Philippines, Cordoba said that the Department of Health (DOH) was encouraging the holding of Christmas parties virtually because of the Omicron variant.
Cordoba said in a memorandum that telcos and ISPs should observe a “heightened level of emergency preparedness” from December 17 to January 7.
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The objective was to “ensure minimal disruption and downtime strictly complying with the prescribed service performance standards” at all times.
“During the period from 17 December 2021 to 07 January 2022, please observe a heightened level of emergency preparedness to ensure minimal disruption and downtime strictly complying with the prescribed service performance standards at all times,” Cordoba said.
Telcos and ISPs were also directed to increase internet or broadband capacities, to speed up their maintenance efforts, and to ensure that business continuity and disaster recovery protocols were in place and functioning, 24 hours a day.
BusinessWorld Online reported that major telecommunications companies in the Philippines were currently repairing damaged networks in typhoon-hit areas.
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