From a local PC Forum
kaya nila pinalitan yung pangalan nila kasi ang “WiFi” ay misleading sa actual na technology na ginagamit nila.
fixed wireless internet sila (broadband using antenna pero lan parin ang pasok sa pc)
yung wifi naman gamit ung 802.11a/b/g protocol. access point to wifi card ang interface nyan
napagsabihan ata sila ng wifi alliance and they decided to rebrand their product
pero before nila pinalitan dami nila inayos/upgrade sa base stations kaya panay dc, no connection. ewan ko lang ngayon hehe
Some also say that the rebranding was because Smart Wifi now has a bad reputation due to poor services to its subscribers.