UNION Bank of the Philippines (Unionbank) has tapped NOW Corp. to provide cutting-edge fixed wireless broadband solutions to its innovation hub as it pushes the country’s banking industry towards digitization.
With their partnership, the telco company’s NOW Fiber Air brings connectivity to the recently inaugurated UB Innovation Campus (UBIC) of the Aboitiz Group’s banking unit.
Located within a 1-hectare compound in San Pedro, Laguna, UBIC is the country’s pioneering strategic site for training and development on digital banking, blockchain, artificial intelligence, metaverse, and other future technologies.
It caters not only to the lender’s employees and its parent firm, but also for small businesses and government agencies that need to learn and understand digitalization.
For a guaranteed connection security at all times, NOW Fiber Air uses point-to-point or point-to-multipoint fixed wireless technology to UBIC, thus, sparing the service from fiber optic cable cuts.
Such inevitable problems, which are common to fixed wired internet services that pass through copper cables or fiber ducts mounted underground or via electrical posts, are logically resolved within days, weeks or even months.
This makes it as the best solution for enterprises that consider every second of downtime as a major setback to overall operations and customers’ experience.
“NOW Fiber Air’s advantage is that there is no need to dig underground, thus, their speed to deploy is unmatched,” UnionBank said.
What’s more, it utilizes telco-grade equipment from global suppliers that are compliant to the digital trust standards set by the Clean Network.
Impressive feature
THE outdoor antenna and the necessary peripherals could withstand even very harsh weather conditions, so connectivity will never be interrupted even in the most critical times.
Another impressive feature of NOW Fiber Air is its commitment of five-day installation, which is possible since it does not require to dig cables underground. So installation, configuration and connection of any office space or building are no longer a hassle for clients.
“For our UBIC, they were able to install in about one week, right after construction was done,” the bank noted.
The hub’s reliable and secured connectivity marks an extension of the existing service relationship between UnionBank and NOW Corp.
The former is one of NOW Fiber Air’s biggest clients, with UnionBank Plaza also relying on its 1.2Gbps dedicated internet connectivity as backup. The bank’s head office in Ortigas Center, Pasig City is among the 450 buildings and enterprises across Metro Manila, Laguna, Cavite and Batangas that are currently enjoying its uninterrupted and dependable enterprise connectivity service.
“NOW Corp. has been our connectivity partner for a few years now, and we are very happy with their service,” UnionBank said. “We get VIP customer experience, as we get C-level executives’ visits to our headquarters, ensuring our connection is stable. And they also share insights valuable to the bank.”