The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) now allows telcos to occupy a portion of the government's Right of Way (ROW) to hasten rollouts and network infra maintenance in the next three years. PLDT Inc. and Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) Tuesday (April 6) welcomed DPWH's newly issued...
Propelled by Adrian "Toshi" Bacallo's Esmeralda, Smart Omega took a 2-0 sweep of Nexplay Esports to bounce back and bag its first win in the MPL Philippines Season 7 on Friday night, March 26. Toshi's Esmeralda spearheaded Omega's methodical gameplay in the series as the Season 6 runner-up and...
“Home is where the heart is.” This could not be truer than now when most of our time revolves around the four corners of our abodes. Though some of us feel that our worlds have become smaller because of the restrictions we have to observe, there are also those who found newfound passions in...
One of the world’s largest K-Culture events is coming back to Filipino K-Culture fans as mobile services provider Smart Communications, Inc. is bringing the KCON:TACT 3 virtual festival from March 20 to 28 via GigaFest.Smart. KCON:TACT 3 is a K-Culture and pop music celebration featuring nine...
Screenshot from MPL Philippines Lineup : Jeniel "Haze" Bata-anon Salic "Hadjizy" Imam EJ "Heath" Esperanza Jankurt "KurtTzy" Matira Adrian "Toshi" Bacallo Kenneth Jiane "Kenji" Villa Coach : Anthony "Ynot" Senedrin Season 6 finish : Runner-up Holdovers : Haze, Hadjizy, Heath, KurtTzy, Toshi, Kenji...
Photo from Smart Omega Esports Gunning for an explosive debut in Season Two of the Dota Pro Circuit (DPC)-Southeast Asia Upper Division, Smart Omega Esports acquired legendary offlaner Sam "Sam_H" Hidalgo and high-ranked support Mark "Shanks" Redira. Omega made the announcement on Wednesday...
Photo from TNC Predator's Facebook page TNC Predator is back with an all-Filipino roster. The Filipino powerhouse team revealed its acquisition of former Smart Omega players Marvin "Boomy" Rushton (also known as Boombacs) and Jun "Bok" Kanehara (Bokerino) on Friday night, March 5. "We want...
Agot Isidro Singer-actress Agot Isidro has called out a local telecommunications company which recently introduced Hollywood star Chris Evans as its newest ambassador. "Hindi ko na naiintindihan, Smart. (women facepalming emoji)," Agot wrote on Twitter along with news of Chris Evans joining the...
Photo from Bren Esports Facebook page Bren Esports will have its hands full right in the group stage when it seeks to defend its title in the MPL Philippines Season 7 set to fire off on March 19. As the reigning champion , Bren is set to go up against Onic PH (Season 6 fourth place finisher),...
Smart Communications Inc. has tripled the number of its 5G sites nationwide to over 1,400, including Baguio and Cagayan de Oro, the telco announced Friday, (Feb. 26). These include 5G sites recently fired up in Benguet, Misamis Oriental and Zamboanga Sibugay. Already, Smart has deployed 5G sites in...
Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin TELECOM GIANT Smart Communications scored a coup of sorts when, within days after top Korean stars Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin of Crash Landing on You made public their real-life relationship, the company sat them down to a TVC shoot in their home base, Seoul. It was the first...
Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) launched its 5G roaming service in South Korea in partnership with KT Corp., Korea's largest telecommunications company. This year, as the world prepares to ease travel restrictions amid the worldwide vaccine rollout, Smart plans to launch more 5G roaming...
