Local fraudsters used a popular e-wallet, GCash, and Viber, an online messaging platform, to harvest the names of subscribers in the latest scams plaguing the public, according to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). “Our initial investigation showed that criminals may have acquired or...
Globe Telecom Inc. has reduced the size of its planned stock rights offering (SRO) to P17 billion from the earlier proposed P32 billion. In a disclosure, the firm its SRO was approved by the Philippine Stock Exchange last Sept. 1 and shareholders as of the record date of Sept. 21 (ex-date Sept. 16)...
Globe Telecom Inc. hauled P40 billion revenues from data-related products and services across mobile and corporate data in the first half of 2022, surpassing pre-pandemic figures, the telco disclosed Monday, September 5. “With digitalization, data use is growing rapidly and we already see it...
Globe Telecom Inc. blocked 784 million scam and spam messages in the first seven months of 2022, deactivated 14,058 scam-linked mobile numbers and blacklisted 8,973 more, the telco announced Wednesday night, August 31. "Our anti-spam and scam operations continue 24/7 and we have put in place...
After local telcos' loss of network equipment surged 59 percent year-on-year in the first seven months of 2022, they banded together to form the National Telecommunications Security Council (NTSC). PLDT, Inc. spearheaded the national industry-wide initiative to protect telecom infrastructure from...
Globe Telecom Inc. has started posting dramatic gains from its non-telco business, which grew 118 percent, hauling P1.9 billion revenues as of June, 2022 and contributed 2.4 percent to gross service revenues, the company reported Tuesday, Aug. 30. The rapid growth of the non-telco businesses...
Local telcos continued to scale up the nationwide deployment of 5th Generation (5G) wireless technology in the first half of the year as demand for the service surges. In the first semester alone, Globe Telecom Inc. built 933 sites and its 5G network outdoor coverage reached 97 percent of the...
A third of cyberviolence which Filipino children experience comes from verbal abuse over the internet or cell phone, while a fourth is through sexual messages. "Hence, we urge everyone to use digital communication channels for good and teach our young people to do the same," said Yoly Crisanto,...
Globe Telecom Inc. continues to green its network by using eco-friendly batteries as backup power in critical communication sites for voice, data, and texts (Short Messaging Services). The telco deployed Sodium Nickel batteries for its core network sites which house high-capacity communication...
Globe Telecom Inc. has regained its pre-pandemic mobile revenue levels, hitting P27 billion for the second-quarter of 2022, the telco announced Tuesday, August 23. Year on year, Globe’s first half mobile revenue stood at P54 billion, a 3 percent improvement versus last year. It was powered...
Web-based multi-channel messaging platform m360 is on track to be the messaging company that creates the largest connection point between companies and customers in Southeast Asia, announced Chief Operating Officer Ramon Hirang. Already, m360 has increased its direct customer base by 33 percent to...
The Ayala Group has consolidated its three market-leading digital health apps to help address consumers’ pain points on a greater scale. During the media launch of the KonsultaMD superapp, the group said the consolidation will allow them to deliver even more digital solutions to address...
