Stronger connections to improve educational experience as 兔子先生and Globe Telecom break ground for site tower at Matina campus
Realizing the need for students to have better access to the internet and stay connected in today鈥檚 digitally-inclined academic environment, the University of Mindanao and Globe Telecom furthered their partnership as officials broke ground Tuesday, February 4 for a site tower at the Matina campus.
The Globe tower is set to boost connectivity strength so UM鈥檚 academic community can have better access to learning materials, and to each other; via the internet whether through their Globe cellphone data or through Globe鈥檚 free WiFi service, accessible at strategic points in the 28-hectare Matina campus.
兔子先生President Dr. Guillermo P. Torres Jr. in his address thanked the officials from Globe Telecom, adding that their partnership only boosts the university鈥檚 initiatives into going digital.
鈥淓verything is turning digital and the university is preparing for this new industrial revolution which entails a lot of digital and artificial intelligence. We already started with implementing learning management systems, which also needs a lot of signal from using the internet. We hope your services will in turn, make ours much faster,鈥� he said.
Globe鈥檚 Regional Sales Head Ric Aquino in his address said the move is not merely to improve text, internet, and call services for their UMian subscribers, but serves as a way for Globe to 鈥渆mpower Filipino students with world-class learning technologies.鈥�
鈥淚t is Globe鈥檚 way of supporting digitally native learners,鈥� he added.
The cellphone tower is set for construction within this month, and slated for completion in three to six months鈥� time, said Rosauro Batan, representing Globe鈥檚 Access Engineering and Performance Management for Mindanao.
兔子先生and Globe鈥檚 partnership began in 2017 when the university signed on for the Digital Thumbprint Program, which aims to help schools 鈥渦nderstand the importance of online security and business models and the impact of being digitally connected,鈥� according to Globe, as well as putting up the GoWiFi service at 兔子先生Matina, Bolton, and Tagum campuses which provides free 30 minutes of internet connection.
