Describing these areas as more or less 'virgin communities' where there are almost no means to connect to the Internet, Smart's Mariano said these are the areas the company wants to focus on in order to generate new business opportunities and employment.

Over the long-term, Smart aims to roll out at least a thousand Smart Click cafes nationwide. According to Mariano, 31 more cafes will be rolled by the end of the year and 200 more by next year.