President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. believes that the country's digital connectivity "is still pretty low" but the Philippines is not faring "too badly off" compared to its neighboring countries.​ Saying the Philippine connectivity stands at 70 percent, which for him is "not good...
President Ferdinand ​"​Bongbong​" ​Marcos Jr. said Tuesday that the Philippines must keep up with its economic neighbors in terms of digitalization as he believes that the Asian region would​ soon become​ the driver of the​ global economy. At the...
Globe Telecom Inc. continues to green its network by using eco-friendly batteries as backup power in critical communication sites for voice, data, and texts (Short Messaging Services). The telco deployed Sodium Nickel batteries for its core network sites which house high-capacity communication...
Globe Telecom Inc. is seeking partnership with property developers to push for built-in broadband and dedicated spaces for telco infrastructure in housing projects. Currently, the telco has 18 property developer partners, with 200 development projects covering nearly 100,000 units fitted with...
Local telcos remained operational in areas hit by the earthquake with no infrastructure damage detected, so far. “Our technical teams immediately assessed our network and we found no damage on our infrastructure. Our network is stable," confirmed Globe Chief Sustainability and Corporate...
To ensure equitable internet access across the country, Isabela 6th District Representative Faustino A. Dy is re-filing House bill 10388 requiring property developers to provide telcos space for network infrastructure in housing projects and to remove hurdles they often face in building cell sites....
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...
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...
67256 Globe on track to go beyond telco Globe Telecom Inc. is on track to go beyond its flagship telco business and become a digital solutions platform, announced President and CEO Ernest L. Cu. “I think we’re seeing significant progress,” said Cu during a recent financial media briefing....
SMART-PLDT PLDT Inc. and wireless subsidiary Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) ramped up their nationwide network rollout after securing over 45,000 fixed and wireless permits as of Dec. 21, 2021. "As the economy re-opens and our countrymen continue to recover from the pandemic, the demand for...
1200px-Dito-logo.svg After consolidating the financials of DITO Telecommunity Corp (DITO Tel) into its third quarter report, DITO CME Holdings Corp (DITO CME) bled P2.808 billion as operating expenses ballooned in the wake of its telco business' nationwide rollout. DITO CME generated P327 million...
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...
