Smart subscribers may locate 5G sites using Waze

PLDT's wireless arm Smart Communications is now allowing its subscribers to easily locate 5G sites using Waze.

5G sites using Waze

Smart partners with Waze for 5G pins

In a statement released on Wednesday, the firm said it just launched its Smart 5G pins on the traffic navigator platform.

According to Smart, the 5G pins will pop up on the Waze app to inform subscribers that they can access the network.

Through this groundbreaking feature, Smart 5G pins will conveniently show up on the Waze app so subscribers may know if they are on a Smart 5G-covered area, or close to a Smart 5G site where they can access and enjoy next-level speeds on their Smart 5G-certified smartphone, Smart said.

Currently, the feature is live for Waze users in the National Capital Region and key places in Aklan, Bulacan, Cavite, Cebu, Davao del Sur, Iloilo, Laguna, and Pampanga. More locations will be added soon, it noted.

Smart made its 5G mobile network commercially available last July 2020.

In order to witness the 5G network, Smart said they must use Smart-certified handsets with 5G-activated SIMs.

Smart has already fired up 1,400 5G sites nationwide, claiming it is the most extensive coverage in the Philippines. For 2021, the telco is targeting to boost the number to 3,800.