Hyun Bin With his megawatt smile and simple vibes, Korean superstar Hyun Bin thrilled Filipino fans when he met them virtually during the "Smart Hallyu Hangout" online series over the weekend. "Hello, I’m so glad to meet you here. I’m Hyun Bin. It would have been nicer to meet you all in...
The country's fixed and mobile internet speeds have more than doubled between June 2020 and June 2021, according to the latest Speedtest Global Index by Ookla. In June 2021, average mobile internet download speeds in the country stood at 32.84 Mbps, twice as fast as the speeds posted in the same...
PLDT and Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) will be the first local telcos to employ space-based mobile broadband communications to link more Filipinos nationwide. Smart's mobile customers in far-flung areas would be able to enjoy high-speed internet using ordinary smartphones via low-earth orbit...
A group of concerned Dumaguete residents are opposing a proposed artifical island-slash-reclamation project off the coast of the city due to the potential irreversible damage it could cause to the local ecology. (Photo from the NO to 174DGTE Coalition) The group, which calls themselves the “NO to...
PLDT Inc. and Smart Communications, Inc. are boosting their fiber, Long Term Evolution LTE, and 5G networks in Eastern Visayas to improve customer internet experience in the region. To date, 100 percent of Smart's sites in the provinces of Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, Western Samar, Leyte,...
The country’s major Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) - DITO Telecommunity, Globe Telecom Inc. and Smart Communications Inc. today (July 16) reported successful initial tests for their technical capabilities and interoperability. smart_32206d9f834810825bbaba3c55a5abdc-1 The joint initiative will...
The Department of Tourism (DOT), through its marketing arm, the Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) has so far disbursed over P100 million to support the projects of destinations that have vowed to focus on "smart tourism" in the country. THEY’RE BACK – Tourists ride boats at Burnham Park in Baguio...
The government should grant missionary concessions to telcos rolling out networks in unserved and underserved areas by way of "affordable and reasonable regulatory fees". PLDT-SMART-logo Many Local Government Units (LGUs) continue to impose regulatory charges - tower fees, inspection fees, audit...
Photo from Smart Omega The "Kings of Southeast Asian Mobile Legends: Bang Bang" are set to play for a different yet equally stellar organization in the much-awaited MPL Philippines Season 8. Smart Omega unveiled Billy "Z4pnu" Alfonso and the rest of Execration's Mobile Legends Southeast Asia (MSC)...
Arugula, pak choi or Chinese white cabbage, greenspan lettuce, and romaine crops were among the green leafy vegetables harvested from the country’s first “smart farm”. (PIXABY) Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said they got the “first...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) denied on Saturday, July 10, that it is withholding Cagayan State University's (CSU) Smart Campus proposal. CHED (MANILA BULLETIN) In a Facebook post, CSU Vice President Ranhilio Callangan Aquino said the university was promised development of a Smart...
SpaceMobile, Inc. (ASTS), builder of the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by standard mobile phones, signed Tuesday a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate with Smart Communications. SmartxAST The MoU was part of ASTS' agreements with mobile...
