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...
As more 'Kabataang Pinoys' rely on online connectivity for their daily dose of saya, mobile brand TNT has enhanced SurfSaya 30 with more data plus unlimited calls and texts to all networks. SurfSaya 30 Introduced with a new TV ad featuring Darren Espanto, KZ Tandingan, and new TNT Katropas and...
Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Acting Secretary Emmanuel "Manny" Caintic said Wednesday, March 30, that the Digital Infrastructure Program aims to connect areas with little or no access to the Internet. "While we have come a long way in terms of Internet speeds...
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...
Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar is optimistic about the future of the government's media and communications industry in the Philippines as various programs and projects under the Duterte administration are now in progress. RODRIGUEZ_03172022-28...
Ahead of the mandatory implementation next year, PLDT and Smart Communications, Inc. announced that the group’s enterprise customers will shift to electronic invoicing (e-invoicing) starting April. On Friday, March 25, PLDT and Smart said they were chosen by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR)...
Investigations on the alleged Smartmatic data breach are still ongoing but the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), on Thursday, March 24, said that if there is indeed a violation or breach, they will prosecute those involved. (DICT) DICT Officer in Charge (OIC) Secretary...
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...