Manuel V. Pangilinan Manuel V. Pangilinan-led PLDT Inc. is planning to expand its data center capacity to 500 megawatts (MW) as it gears up to make the Philippines an attractive market for tech giants seeking data storage. Pangilinan issued this sentiment on Wednesday, April 23, during the...
Telecommunications giant PLDT Inc. is expected to boost its international capacity for data traffic in the Asia-Pacific region upon the activation of the Apricot submarine cable system in 2027. Early this month, PLDT announced that it has completed cable laying in the branches of Baler,...
(Left) PLDT Global President and CEO Albert Villa-Real and Staffhouse Chief Strategy Officer Rocky Dela Vega (PLDT photo) PLDT Global Corp., the international unit of PLDT Inc., is teaming up with a leading recruitment agency for Filipinos working abroad to expand access to...
Telco giant PLDT Inc. has completed the installation of an underwater cable system at its landing stations in Aurora and Davao, boosting its international capacity for data traffic. The 12,000-kilometer-long Apricot cable system linked to landing stations in Baler, Aurora and Digos City, Davao del...
Smart Money, a pioneer in the country's mobile payment sector, is making a surprise comeback after being discontinued nearly a decade ago. Launched by Smart Communications in the early 2000s, Smart Money allowed users to make cashless transactions via SMS. It competed directly with GCash, now the...
Telecom giant PLDT Inc. disclosed that veteran newscaster Catherine L. Yap-Yang has voluntarily retired as first vice president and head of the company’s corporate communications group. PLDT informed the Philippine Stock Exchange that Yang’s retirement took effect on December 1, 2024 but...
Pangilinan-led PLDT Inc. was able to raise as much as P2 billion from a social loan facility with HSBC Philippines with proceeds to be used to expand its fiber network coverage to the underserved and unserved communities in the country. In a statement on Wednesday, Oct. 23, PLDT said it was looking...
Residents of Aloguinsan, Cebu are set to benefit from an improved communication and connectivity after telecommunications giant PLDT Inc. and its wireless unit Smart Communications Inc. successfully rolled out additional cellular sites in the area. On Wednesday, Oct. 16, PLDT said it joined forces...
The PLDT Group’s data center arm VITRO Inc. and ICT service provider HGC Global Communications Limited (HGC) have forged a strategic partnership to enhance data center connectivity in the Philippines. In a statement, PLDT said this partnership, made possible by PLDT Enterprise, the...
PLDT Inc., Manila Electric Company (Meralco), and Metro Pacific Investments Corporation are infusing a total of P570 million into DigiCo which is investing the same amount for a stake in Bayad Center and Multipay Corporation. In disclosures to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), PLDT, Meralco, and...
Smart Communications Inc., the wireless unit of telecom giant PLDT Inc. (PLDT), has expanded its 5G roaming coverage with 171 international telco partners worldwide. “This expansion is aligned with our commitment to ensure that our customers have access to our 5G roaming services wherever they...
The U.S. District Court for Central District of California granted final approval to PLDT’s case-ending settlement of securities class action litigation last Sept. 17, 2024. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the telco giant said the class action commenced in 2023 against PLDT and...
