Globe Telecom Inc. blocked a total of 142,575 smishing messages in February and March this year as its proactive filter system detected the unwanted messages linked to fraud in its network. The company continues to strengthen its security tools and platforms to increase detection and blocking...
Globe Telecom Inc. sees a "tremendous growth" with its fiber broadband subscriber takeup soaring 155 percent from January to March this year versus the same period in 2021, said Issa Guevarra-Cabreira, Globe Chief Commercial Officer. "There's still latent demand in the industry, and we will...
Globe Telecom Inc. expects to end the year with about 1,700 new cell sites to reach more customers and beat 2021’s total of 1,407 cell sites, the telco announced Wedneday, May 25. For the first three months of 2022, Globe built 234 cell sites nationwide, upgraded 2,344 mobile sites to 4G, and...
The Philippines’ first multiscreen and real-time interactive TV channel, PIE (Pinoy Interactive Entertainment), a partnership between the Globe Group and ABS-CBN, airs Monday, May 23. PIE will give traditional viewers a new kind of experience as it combines the strengths of content and...
Local finance app GCash is unfazed over its closest competitor Paymaya's move to open a digital bank. “We don't believe that having a digital banking license is a silver bullet or magic," GCash President and CEO Martha Sazon maintained. "It's not like a signboard that you just turn on then expect...
For the first three months of 2022 alone, Globe Telco hauled ₱791 million revenues from its non-telco subsidiaries, triple the amount it posted in the same period in 2021. This also marked the first quarter that non-telco services showed significant contribution to the company's topline, driven...
Globe Telecom Inc. closed the first three months of 2022 with a net income soaring 86 percent to P13.7 billion as consolidated service revenues reached ₱39.2 billion, surpassing pre-pandemic level. In a report, Globe said that its revenues registered a four percent increase versus the same period...
Globe Telecom Inc. fired up 380 new 5G sites in the first three months of the year alone to make 5G wireless technology accessible to more areas nationwide. The additional facilities were established in Metro Manila, Rizal, Cavite, Batangas, Bulacan, Davao, Cebu, Misamis Oriental, and Iloilo....
To expand its coverage in unserved and remote rural areas, Globe Telecom Inc. is collaborating with AST SpaceMobile Inc., builder of the world's first space-based cellular broadband network. Now, AST SpaceMobile aims to provide the Philippines' first satellite broadband service directly to standard...
In this digital age, the Philippines and the entire Asia-Pacific should protect intellectual property more to encourage businesses to develop and bring new products to customers, according to Globe Telecom Inc. “Protection of intellectual property is key in encouraging innovators to create and...
Mobile data use in the Philippines will continue to surge in 2022 even as pandemic restrictions ease, Globe Telecom executives predicted. “We registered encouraging growth in data traffic in 2021, and we see this sustained this year as more people are now going back out for work, school and...
Digital communications, health services provided Leading digital solutions platform Globe has contributed millions in aid to families and communities affected by Typhoon Odette, which ravaged parts of the country in December. Globe collected a total of P36.7 million worth of donations for...
