A project aimed at providing free Wi-Fi connectivity in communities was piloted in Quezon City Friday. Community Wifi Advocates, led by its chief Eliseo Rio, launched its "WiKonek Community Wifi" project in Barangay Payatas after the area was chosen as the first community to be provided with 50 MB...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) deployed free Internet access, through its Free Wi-Fi for All program, to evacuees in Nasugbu, Batangas affected by the Taal Volcano unrest. Photo from Department of Information and Communications Technology - Luzon Cluster 2...
Globe Telecom Inc. partnered with the National Housing Authority (NHA) and the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) to deploy KonekTayo WiFi in over 100 (L-R) Globe CEO and President Ernest Cu, NHA Asst. GM Engr. Victor Balba, and DHSUD Undersecretary Atty. Marilyn Pintor...
Former Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) acting chief Eliseo Rio has accused the agency of undertaking a P466.5-million internet connectivity project he described as "unnecessary" and "overpriced". Former Department of Information and Communications Technology...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has deployed free Wi-Fi Internet access points in two towns in Lanao del Norte under its “Free Wi-Fi for All” program. Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) (MANILA BULLETIN) The DICT, through its...
A total of 171 students from three public schools under the Department of Education (DepEd) Schools Division of Pasay City benefited from the free connectivity solutions as a result of the collaboration between Asia Pacific College (APC) and Globe Telecom. (Photo from Globe) Through DepEd’s Joint...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) increased the rollout of its Free Wi-Fi for All Program (FW4A) by 500 percent last year. For 2020 alone, the DICT put up 4,305 live sites within the year, bringing the total to 7,556 active live sites as of December 28, 2020. From...
As the pandemic continues to keep most Filipinos at home, many have been doing what they can to make the most out of being quarantined and life in the new normal. For most company employees, that means working on deliverables, attending client meetings, and pitching in ideas during team...
In preparation for the upcoming trimester, Asia Pacific College (APC) and National University (NU) partnered with Globe Business to offer free connectivity solutions to enrollees through SchoolSURF Plans, Home Prepaid WiFi kits, and Load Up. “For education to work in an online environment,...
