On their own, Globe Telecom Inc. and Smart Communications Inc. cannot refuse or limit interconnection to DITO Telecommunity for "any reason" whatsoever. Former commissioner of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) and Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT)...
Globe Telecom Inc. today (Friday, August 12) diclosed it has obtained Board approval to sell over 7,000 towers, of which 66 percent are located in Luzon, 19 percent in Mindanao and 15 percent in Visayas. The telco already signed two sale and leaseback agreements for two portfolios consisting of...
With mobile and corporate data products and services powering growth, Globe Telecom Inc. hauled in ₱78.9 billion revenues in the first half of 2022, up 4 percent year-on-year, above the growth rates before the pandemic. Total data revenues rose to 81 percent of total service revenues from 79...
88Rising, the company which brought GOT7’s Jackson Wang and 2NE1 to Coachella, will bring its music and arts festival to Manila for the first time. It announced that the Manila Head in the Clouds Music and Arts Festival, presented by Globe, will be held on Dec. 9 and 10 at SM Festival Grounds....
Globe Telecom Inc. asked the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) Tuesday (August 9) to require DITO Telecommunity to pay for interconnect penalties amounting to P622 million. The penalties were brought about by fraudulent calls placed through DITO's network to Globe, bypassing proper voice...
Globe Telecom Inc. is modernizing its Information Technology (IT) system at the cost of P4.1 billion to lessen service outages and improve billings for its 87.4 million customers, the company disclosed Monday ( Aug. 8). The telco's multi-year initiative translates to better user access to its...
The Globe Telecom Inc. Group lauds the new law against the online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC) as a victory for child rights. The group has long been campaigning for online child safety, and championing private sector participation in shielding children from the dangers they...
Globe Telecom Inc., Eastern Communications, along with telecom and digital solutions provider InfiniVAN, recently started deploying fiber cables to build the country’s longest submarine fiber cable network spanning 2,500 kilometers, about the same distance between Manila and Singapore, for a yet...
Globe Telecom Inc. is seeking partnership with property developers to push for built-in broadband and dedicated spaces for telco infrastructure in housing projects. Currently, the telco has 18 property developer partners, with 200 development projects covering nearly 100,000 units fitted with...
Globe Telecom, Inc. is digitalizing Filipino homes and will be among the first Southeast Asian providers to launch fiber-to-the-room (FTTR) technology after successful testing, the telco announced Friday July 29. FTTR claims to be the first choice for digital transformation in homes. It provides...
Local telcos remained operational in areas hit by the earthquake with no infrastructure damage detected, so far. “Our technical teams immediately assessed our network and we found no damage on our infrastructure. Our network is stable," confirmed Globe Chief Sustainability and Corporate...
Local telcos suffered at least a thousand incidents of cable theft and sabotage of their network equipment in the first semester of 2022 alone. They urged customers to stay vigilant against such illegal activities disrupting their internet connection, Thursday, July 21. Recently, a group of men...
