PLDT Inc. and Smart Communications, Inc. partnered with the local government of Lipa, Batangas to fast-track the transformation of the province's most populous center to a 'Smart City'. The telcos are rolling out fiber-powered WiFi in Lipa's hospitals, schools and government offices, as well as...
PLDT Enterprise, the B2B arm of the largest integrated telecommunications company in the Philippines, stressed the need for the adaption of creative education technologies, like “gamification” to better promote student engagement in eLearning. During PLDT Enterprise’s eNDUSTRY Online Forum...
PLDT Home, the fastest home broadband in the Philippines, and Viu, a popular over-the-top (OTT) video streaming service, have entered into a partnership to offer Korean entertainment to viewers in the country. Viu is home to many Korean shows including dramas, variety shows and films. PLDT...
After 23 years at the helm of PLDT Inc., Manuel V. Pangilinan today (June 8) officially passed his baton as President and CEO baton to chief revenue officer Alfredo "Al" S. Panlilio during the telco's virtual annual stockholders' meeting. ASPanlilio-1000x620 Pangilinan, 75, stays on as chairman of...
Investors in the local stock market will be closely watching the COVID numbers after the easing of quarantine measures in the nation’s capital while also waiting for the release of employment this week. “Next week, the local market may decline if our country’s COVID-19 situation further...
Providing world-class customer experience is a local telco's best bet to stay on top of the game. "By 2030, we hope to continue being the leader in customer experience," said PLDT Chief Revenue Officer and Smart Communications President and CEO Alfredo S. Panlilio. "We also ought to be more digital...
The global pandemic has accelerated the growth of hyperscalers and emerging data center markets, such as the Philippines, must "take advantage of this window of opportunity,” stressed Jeff Mendoza, Asia Pacific Regional Head of PLDT Enterprise. PLDT_Enterprise_Logo This is while major data center...
As the country prepares to be a hub for hyperscalers, PLDT Inc. is quintupling its international bandwidth capacity when the Jupiter Cable system, where the telco invested P7Billion, is completed this year. 9359 Currently, the PLDT Group has over 10 Terabit/s in capacity that runs along its 15...
Over the past week, PLDT Inc. and Smart Communications Inc. blocked over 5,800 links with child sex abuse materials on the more difficult content-level. This was on top of at least 3,000 domains they have cut access to in their battle against online sexual abuse and exploitation of children...
PLDT Enterprise intends to ride on the rise of two most in-demand technologies for businesses today - software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) and secure access service edge (SASE). SD-WAN enables businesses to interconnect their network of branches and users through a highly-intelligent,...
More than half a hundred thousand overseas Filipinos in Canada will now have access to Smart Communications, Inc’s (Smart) electronic load. Through the partnership of PLDT Global Corporation (PGC) and Hasty Market, customers can now purchase Smart and TNT e-load products for themselves or...
The PLDT Home Fibr Hitters hope their 14-day bubble camp at Splendido Hotel in Alfonso, Tagaytay would make up for lost training sessions due to health restrictions brought by the pandemic. The Games and Amusements Board (GAB) recently cleared the team to hold a camp under a bubble-type setting,...
