Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) is rallying behind long-time Smart ambassador Kai Sotto’s bid to become the first homegrown Filipino to be drafted in the NBA this June 23. The pledge of support comes after the 19-year-old former “Batang Gilas’ and member of the training pool of the Men’s...
Although President Rodrigo R. Duterte has vetoed the SIM Card Registration Act, PLDT Inc. and Smart Communications, Inc. still have high hopes it will be enacted into law to protect consumers. "We still are hoping to find a way to get SIM cards registered. That's important, not only for our...
PLDT Inc. and Smart Communications Inc. have blocked over a billion user attempts to access online child sexual abuse materials (CSAM) in the past six months. Both telcos also blocked more than 224,000 CSAM URLs or web addresses, as of end March 2022 via their cybersecurity solutions and Child...
PLDT Inc. has activated its fiber optic cable (FOC) connecting the island provinces of Marinduque, Romblon, Catanduanes, Masbate, Panay, Cebu, Siquijor, Bohol, Samar and Negros to the rest of the country and the world, the telco announced April 9. PLDT's Enhanced Resiliency of DFON Loops 4 and 5...
76184 Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) recorded 42.6 million active data users in 2021, up 11 percent versus the preceding year with the easing of mobility restrictions. "We are confident that with the easing of mobility restrictions, the increase in economic activity and the growing adoption of...
Following its back-to-back awards as the Philippines' fastest 5G mobile network, PLDT mobile services arm Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) has been recognized anew for delivering the Best Mobile Video Experience across all mobile technologies, according Ookla®, the global leader in mobile and...
Smart Communications, Inc. has rolled out its 5G roaming service in fifty countries todate and operates with eighty international partners. 74856 Smart 5G roaming subscribers in Estonia, Slovakia, The Netherlands, Iceland, and Latvia can benefit from the service using their 5G-capable SIM and...
South Korea’s T1, one of the pioneering e-sports organizations in the world, tapped Smart Communications, Inc. to provide facilities for its Philippine expansion. To develop the esports industry in the country, Smart will house the Defense of the Ancients (DotA) 2 Team of T1 and power its...
PLDT Inc. and wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) secured more than 50,000 fixed and wireless permits to build their telco infrastructure as of last month, the telcos announced March 10. The government's move to cut red tapes in the permitting process for telcos helped PLDT and Smart...
69911 Starting next month, enterprise customers of PLDT, Inc. and Smart Communications, Inc. can view their statements of account through online channels, as the PLDT group migrates to paperless billing as part of its eco-friendly initiatives.. According to PLDT, the shift to digital monthly...
69618 Riding on the surge of data/broadband demand in the continuing pandemic, PLDT Inc. reported its "highest full year revenue ever attained" of ₱182.1 billion in 2021, surpassing 2020’s ₱171.5 billion by 6 percent. The telco's data/broadband revenues, which account for 77 percent of the...
media PLDT Inc. and global satellite operator Telesat of Canada this month successfully conducted the Philippines’ first on-orbit testing of high-speed broadband connectivity with Telesat’s Phase 1 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite. This marks another milestone for PLDT as the country’s leading...
