One year later, NTC broadband map still missing key features

Still no speed test data, quality metrics.

A government-backed broadband map that lets users check internet connectivity in their area has drawn criticism from netizens after some of its promised features remained unavailable months after its launch.

The National Telecommunications Commission introduced the online platform last year, allowing users to track cellular towers and fiber internet connectivity across the country.

The Quality of Service (QoS) and Broadband Mapping portal was launched in select academic institutions in August 2025. The network’s infrastructure was designed by developers from the Cagayan de Oro campus of the University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines (USTP). It can be accessed via qos.ntc.gov.ph.

The platform promises to deliver an interactive connectivity map, a cell site database, speed test analytics, and quality of service metrics through its platform. Users can supposedly access average speed tests and coverage strength upon clicking on cell towers and fiber networks on the map.

As of writing, however, only the map function is available. Aside from ISPs connected to fiber networks, the website is unable to display the rest of the information it promised.

The platform recently gained attention online as netizens used it to understand why certain urban areas were still devoid of internet connectivity. One such spot is Alabang in Muntinlupa City, where the map displays several cell towers but no fiber networks.

While many netizens welcomed the mapping initiative, many also called for accountability over the platform’s missing features. Some have drawn comparisons to existing open-source cellular mapping software, stressing the importance of the platform delivering on its promises as a publicly funded project.