Eighty free Wi-Fi sites and hotspots were activated by the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) in 20 locations within Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon. Rooted to its goal of providing Filipinos the access to opportunities, education, and information, the DICT,...
Globe Telecom Inc., together with Eastern Communications and Japan-affiliated telco InfiniVAN Inc, commissioned NTT World Engineering Marine Corp. (NTT WE Marine) for the last leg of the $150-million Philippine Domestic Submarine Cable Network (PDSCN) project. NTT WE Marine will land and lay cables...
American tech vendor Gigamon has clinched the deal to provide solutions for securing PLDT Inc.'s 71 million subscribers. “Gigamon technology is playing an important role in keeping our community protected," said Angel Redoble, chief information security officer (CISO) for the PLDT Group and...
The mandatory SIM card registration will still end on April 26, 2023. Information and Communications Technology Undersecretary Anna Mae Lamentillo said no possible SIM Registration extensions are being considered yet, clarifying that the mandatory registration will still end on April 26. “As we...
A digital and globally competitive nation by 2040? Information and Communications Technology Anna Mae Lamentillo said the DICT is working hand in hand with other government agencies to attain a shared goal: to make the Philippines a “prosperous middle class and globally competitive society” by...
A major State-run Chinese construction firm has committed more investments in the Philippines, mainly through public-private partnership (PPP), following the state visit of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to China early this month. Malacañang photo Communications Secretary Cheloy...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has met with private sector leaders from China and the United States to discuss the Philippines' infrastructure and business partnerships with both countries. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. holds courtesy calls with private sector leaders,...
More than 26 million Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards in the Philippines were already registered based on the latest tally issued by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC). NTC’s data showed that a total of 26,277,933 cards in the Philippines have already been registered as of...
At least 80 percent of Filipinos believe that the mandatory Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card registration will help reduce cybercrime cases in the Philippines according to a survey conducted by data research firm Tangere. The mobile-based survey was conducted from Jan. 18 until Jan. 20, 2023...
The Parañaque City government, in partnership with Smart Communications, will conduct a SIM card registration for three-days starting Jan. 31 up to Feb. 2 at the City Hall, Mayor Eric Olivarez announced. Olivarez said the SIM card registration is free for Smart, TNT, Smart and Home subscribers....
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo This week, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) activated the SIM registration in geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas (GIDAs), or those with limited telecommunication or internet access. The government-led assisted...
The mandatory Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card registration is a step towards safe cyberspace, said the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) on Thursday, Jan. 26. Signed into law on Oct. 10, 2022, the Republic Act No. 11934, also known as the SIM Registration Act,...
