As Globe Telecom Inc. continues to go beyond its core business, non-telco revenues soared 101 percent to ₱2.8 billion in the first nine months of 2022, versus the same period last year. Multi-payment platform Electronic Commerce Payments Inc. (ECPay), Yondu, and Asticom substantially contributed...
Early registrants of SIM cards grumbled about bad gateways and glitches on the first day the process was launched yesterday, Dec. 27. Significantly, DITO does not seem to be having as much problems as the former duopoly of Globe Telecom Inc. and Smart Communications Inc. because DITO users are...
In compliance with the law, the country's three telcos today, Dec. 27, 2022, opened their online Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Registration portals for subscribers. Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) has launched its online SIM Registration portal at http://www.smart.com.ph/simreg. Smart Prepaid...
Gen. Rodolfo Azurin, Jr, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), has ordered all police units, especially in areas where the communist rebels operate, to secure telecommunication towers and other vital installations as these could be targeted to mark the 54th founding anniversary of the...
Globe Telecom Inc. announced on Wednesday, Dec. 21, that the company is ready to register 87.9 million SIM users online by Tuesday next week. On the same date, new SIM holders can only purchase deactivated SIMs and must register them immediately to avail of Globe services. Globe and TM customers...
Globe Telecom Inc. won three awards at the recent ASEAN Corporate Governance Scorecard (ACGS). The ACGS is a joint initiative of the ASEAN Capital Markets Forum (ACMF) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to promote integration within the region and the ASEAN as an investment asset class. Globe was...
Globe Telecom Inc. on Monday, Dec. 19, disclosed it has received ₱1.9 billion for the second closing of 159 towers to be transferred to MIESCOR Infrastructure Development Corporation (MIDC). “This marks our last closing for year 2022 and as we prepare to complete the rest next year,”...
Get ready to connect everybody, and all things, in 2023 via 5G network with NOW Telecom poised to position itself among the leaders in the Philippine telecommunications industry. NOW Telecom Co. Inc. (“NOW Telecom”) paints a brighter future for Filipinos in the global race for faster and better...
Globe Telecom Inc. has achieved the ₱9.5 billion second closing of 750 towers to be transferred to Frontier Tower Associates Philippines Inc. (Frontier Towers), the telco disclosed Monday, Dec. 12. With this latest closing, the telco has transferred a total of 1,550 out of the 3,529 towers to...
Globe Telecom Inc. is deploying 5G Standalone (SA) technology following its successful live network testing, the telco announced Monday, December 12. 5G Standalone technology is an upgrade of 5G connectivity that provides ultra-low latency and higher bit rates, enabling super-fast response times...
Globe Telecom Inc. fired up 26 new Long Term Evolution (LTE)-capable cell sites in Oriental Mindoro and Marinduque through stronger partnerships with local cooperatives, the telco disclosed Tuesday, December 6. Globe collaborated with the Oriental Mindoro Electric Cooperative Inc. (ORMECO) and the...
Globe Telecom Inc.'s mobile business hauled in ₱80.6 billion revenues as of end-September this year, its second highest on record, after its 2019 pre-pandemic figures. The bulk of the revenues came mostly from the telco's prepaid business, given the rapid rise of digital adoption among Filipinos....
