Smart lets users find 5G sites using Waze app

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/news/03/17/smart.jpg"/><figcaption>Smart 5G Waze pins. <em>Handout</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - Smart Communications said Wednesday subscribers can now easily locate 5G sites using traffic navigator Waze. </p><p>PLDT Inc&#x27;s wireless unit introduced Smart 5G pins on Waze, it said in a statement.<br/> <br/>&quot;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,&quot; Smart said. </p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/news/03/17/2.jpg"/><figcaption>Smart 5G Waze pin on a smartphone interface.<em> Handout</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>The feature is currently available for Waze users in Metro Manila and key areas in Aklan, Bulacan, Cavite, Cebu, Davao Del Sur, Iloilo, Laguna and Pampanga, the telco said.<br/> <br/>The 5G network offers faster speeds and low latency allowing users to stream videos without buffering and download and upload videos and file faster.</p><p>Smart said it has activated some 1,400 5G sites across the country. It aims to grow its 5G base stations to over 3,800 this year.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/02/26/21/pldt-smart-expands-5g-network-nationwide-with-new-sites-in-benguet-mindanao">PLDT: Smart expands 5G network nationwide with new sites in Benguet, Mindanao</a></li></ul>

<p>Smart Communications said Wednesday subscribers can now easily locate 5G site using traffic navigator Waze. </p>

Smart Communications said Wednesday subscribers can now easily locate 5G site using traffic navigator Waze.