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...
President Duterte on Thursday, Feb. 23, applauded the groundbreaking of the Visayas Media Hub which he said will boost the government's communication service across the country. PCOO Secretary Martin Andanar led the groundbreaking ceremony of the Visayas Media Hub in Barangay Subangdaku, Mandaue...
Dwight Ramos resumes Gilas duty from Feb. 24 to 28 as Gilas Pilipinas battles New Zealand, India, and rekindles rivalry with South Korea at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. The highly-anticipated partnership between Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) and the International Basketball Federation was...
As part of its thrust to bring the best mobile gaming experience to Filipinos, mobile services provider Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) has announced its continued partnership with Shanghai-based international gaming developer, MOONTON Games as its official telco partner for all Mobile Legends:...
Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Acting Secretary Emmanuel Rey R. Caintic brought his seven-year-old daughter during the launch of the "Resbakuna Kids" on Tuesday, Feb. 8. (Photo from DICT) Caintic's daughter Reese was inoculated against the dreaded virus at the...
63893 The latest report of Ookla®, the global leader in mobile and broadband network intelligence, identified PLDT Inc. and wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. as having the fastest broadband and 5G mobile networks in the country, as of the second half of 2021. Using 325,396 user-initiated 5G...
