Globe promises steady service in Zambo del Norte despite cellsite blast

There will be no disruption of Globe's services in Zamboanga del Norte province despite the bombing in one of its cellsites, the Ayala-controlled telecommunications firm assured its subscribers on Thursday. "Despite the unfortunate incident, our subscribers did not experience any service disruption as all mobile services are up and running in the Zamboanga area,” said Yolanda Crisanto, Globe's head for corporate communications, on Thursday. She said the Zamboanga cell site suffered no significant damage and that there has been no disruption in telecommunications services in the area. Crisanto said an improvised bomb exploded early Tuesday morning inside a Globe Telecom cellsite at Poblacion, Siocon,  injuring the security guard on duty. “Our guard on duty suffered very minor injuries, and was immediately given treatment at a nearby Siocon medical clinic,” she said. “We are waiting for the results of the official investigation from the Zamboanga police to determine possible motives behind the attack." Globe is currently undergoing a $700 million network modernization program meant to completely transform its network.  About 84 percent of the modernization has been completed, with the whole program set for completion within the first quarter of 2013. Globe's cellsitesin Davao, Cebu, CAMANAVA, South Luzon and the Zamboanga Peninsula have already been upgraded. — KBK, GMA News