Telecom giant PLDT Inc. has appointed Menardo G. Jimenez Jr. as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the company effective immediately. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the firm said Jimenez’s appointment was approved by the PLDT Board of Directors on...
PLDT, Inc. and its wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) have partnered with the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) to safeguard technology and telecommunications infrastructure across the country. The three are spearheading the broadest ever public-private...
Telecommunications giant PLDT Inc. and its wireless subsidiary Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) have expanded renewable energy (RE) capacity sourcing from Lopez-led First Gen Corporation to power additional six of their network facilities. According to First Gen, a major PLDT facility that will...
VITRO Inc. (VITRO) has tapped Ciena, a global leader in networking systems, services, and software, to enhance the network infrastructure of VITRO Sta. Rosa (VSR) by connecting the site to the rest of the PLDT group’s data center network. Through Ciena, VSR will soon be directly linked to major...
Smart Communications, Inc., the wireless unit of PLDT Inc., is ramping up the rollout of its 4G/LTE and 5G networks for the rest of 2024 to support the robust demand for mobile data in the country. The firm said the increase in the number of unique 5G devices driving data traffic continues into...
PLDT Inc. (PLDT) and its wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) are warning its customers against vishing, or phishing over voice calls, after the activation of a new firewall blocked scammers from doing SMShing, or phishing over SMS. “Criminals are quick to adapt. Now that our new...
Telecom giant PLDT Inc. reported that its net income was flat at P18.4 billion in the first half of 2024 as gross service revenues grew by four percent to P103.4 billion from the same period last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the firm said telco core income,...
PLDT’s wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. reported a significant decline in the number of SMShing messages after it added a new and more advanced firewall that prevents text scams and spam messages from being sent to customers. “Smart continues to upgrade its cyber defenses to further...
PLDT's wireless unit Smart Communications Inc. warns the public against cybercriminals employing new strategies to reach potential victims even as it continues to step up its measures against text scams. In a statement, Smart said it has recently rolled out its improved blocking tool and boosted...
VITRO Inc., the data center of the PLDT Group, reported that telecommunications firm Philippine Global Communications Inc. (Philcom) expanding its network in VITRO Clark (VCK) and Vitro Sta. Rosa (VSR) to deliver top-notch, reliable connectivity solutions to enterprises. PLDT said in a statement...
Limitless Growth Ventures Inc. or DigiCo, a digital entity owned by businesses led by Manuel V. Pangilinan (MVP Group), disclosed that it invested P570 million to acquire a 10 percent interest in Bayad Center and 100 percent of Multipay Corporation. In disclosures to the Philippine Stock Exchange,...
PLDT Inc.’s ICT subsidiary ePLDT has teamed up with Genesys, a global cloud leader in AI-powered experience orchestration, to offer cloud-based solutions that will help businesses create a more personalized customer experience and boost workforce efficiency. Powered by the...
