BCDA to build common telecom towers with ISON Group
India-based iSON Group has partnered with the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) to improve internet services with common telecommunication towers.
The BCDA will work with iSON Group’s subsidiary, iSON Tower Ltd. Inc., on conducting project preparation studies for passive telecommunication infrastructure and related projects in BCDA economic zones.
According to the state-run firm, the team up will pave the way for the construction of common telecommunication towers in key areas. These include New Clark City in Tarlac, Camp John Hay in Baguio City, Poro Point Freeport Zone in La Union, Morong Discovery Park in Bataan and Bonifacio Global City in Taguig City.
Through this partnership, iSON Tower will share its technical expertise and conduct technical assessments, feasibility studies and business case preparation to present recommendations for building passive telecommunication infrastructure and related services.
“I’m so glad to have this opportunity to [partner up and] to make sure that every Filipino has digital connectivity. Whether it’s an institution, a development area or a common man on the street, everybody is entitled to 4G, 5G connectivity and moving forward,” iSON Tower founder and chair Vivek Gupta said.
“This will pave the way to faster, more reliable digital services within the BCDA’s properties, helping locators thrive and improving residents’ everyday convenience and quality of life,” BCDA president and CEO Joshua Bingcang said in a statement on Thursday.
The undertaking supports its vision to develop smart, future-ready communities that drive innovation and attract high-impact investments in technology-driven industries, the BCDA said.
The BCDA said it plays an important role in the government’s National Broadband Plan (NBP) by helping strengthen digital infrastructure across the country.
Along with the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), it has contributed to the completion of the Luzon Bypass Infrastructure and the implementation of the National Fiber Backbone Program.
iSON Towers is engaged in providing passive infrastructure solutions for network coverage and connectivity, one of the entities accredited by the DICT to develop common towers.
