Globe Telecom Inc. continues to expand its coverage by firing up 302 5G-capable cell sites in the Visayas to meet rising data traffic in the region. Globe is doubling its efforts to roll out more 5G cell sites and in-building solutions this year to reach more cities and municipalities in different...
As mobile phone scams have become increasingly aggressive and expansive, stopping this largely anonymous crime of many victims needs a multi-stakeholder approach, according to a Globe Telecom Inc. official. The world wide scale of mobile phone scams requires "an equally aggressive pushback by all...
In the wake of its continued network expansion, Globe Telecom Inc.'s 5G traffic shot up 73 per cent for the first half of this year versus the same period in 2021, the telco disclosed Wednesday, October 5. Majority of 5G users came from Metro Manila, which has close to full 5G coverage, at nearly...
Globe Telecom Inc. and its partners have landed the $150-million Philippine Domestic Submarine Cable Network (PDSCN) in eight provinces within two months, on track to complete the project by April 2023, the telco announced Monday, Oct. 3. PDSCN, the country's longest domestic subsea cable project,...
In a drastic move to stop spammers and scammers, Globe Telecom Inc. has started temporarily blocking all text messages containing URLs or website links from both Prepaid and Postpaid numbers The telco made the announcement Friday, September 30, amidst escalating reports of scam and spam messages,...
Globe Telecom Inc., along with its two major shareholders, Ayala Corporation and Singtel, advocated "reinvention" of businesses to keep up with the times and foster a positive work culture. In a fireside chat on Purposeful CEOs, the leaders of the three companies talked about the industry’s...
Globe Telecom Inc. disclosed today, Tuesday, Sept., that it has achieved the first closing with 800 towers out of the 3,529 towers to be acquired by Frontier Tower Associates Philippines Inc. (Frontier Towers) for a cash consideration of ₱10 billion. The deal was accomplished after just over a...
Globe Telecom Inc. is scaling up its network builds and upgrades, especially in geographically isolated, disadvantaged and conflict-affected areas, to provide access to 17,000 public schools, the telco announced Tuesday, September 27. “Network infrastructure is the core foundation for digital...
The $150-million Philippine Domestic Submarine Cable Network (PDSCN), the country's longest domestic submarine fiber cable project, has landed on the shores of Siargao to boost the island's recovery after Typhoon Odette and the prolonged pandemic. The 2,500 kilometer PDSCN, a project of Globe...
Globe Telecom Inc. has set the price of its P17 billion stock rights offering at P1,680 per share while setting the entitlement ratio at one rights share for every 13.2366 shares held. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said its offering price is equivalent to a 22.6 percent...
Members of the Ayala Group of Companies announced the resignation of Fernando Zobel de Ayala from various leadership positions in the company less than a month after he suddenly took a temporary medical leave of absence for an undisclosed illness. In separate but similarly-worded disclosures to the...
Globe Telecom Inc. blocked 36.7 million bank-related spam and scam messages from January to August this year through collaboration and data-sharing with partner banks, the telco announced Thursday, Sept. 8. While Globe’s campaign against online fraud largely involves blocking of scam and spam...
