Smart Communications Inc., the wireless subsidiary of telecom giant PLDT Inc., has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Department of Transportation (DOTr) in support of the EDSA Greenways Project. The MOA covers the relocation of Smart's utilities and cables affected by the construction...
Five leading internet service providers (ISPs) in the country have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) to establish a site-blocking mechanism against pirate sites. The ISPS that signed the MOU include Globe Telecom, PLDT...
Smart Communications Inc. (Smart), the wireless arm of leading integrated telco network PLDT Inc., and Clark Development Corp. (CDC) have recently signed lease agreements covering telco facilities inside CDC to boost connectivity for businesses and other locators in the area. Leading the signing...
PLDT Inc. (PLDT) has expanded the reach of its fiber-to-the home services to the Island Garden City of Samal (IGACOS), bringing the fastest fiber internet connectivity to the “largest resort city” in the country. In a statement, the firm said that, with a growing population and a thriving...
Mobile network operator Smart Communications urges peers and stakeholders in the telecommunications industry to come up with a more coordinated response against online and text scams and fraud. “We need to dive deeper into how criminals operate and bring to light the entire cyber scam ecosystem....
Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) will receive emergency roaming communication assistance in Morocco, which was hit by a deadly earthquake, and in Libya which suffered from the Mediterranean storm "Daniel". “We hope that through this we can help our kababayans as communication remains difficult...
Leading integrated telecommunications firms PLDT Inc. and its wireless subsidiary Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) are supporting the government's e-governance mandate by pushing for the continued narrowing of the digital divide. "Governments around the world are now under pressure from rapid...
PLDT Inc. (PLDT), the country's largest integrated telecommunications network, and its wireless subsidiary Smart Communications Inc. have teamed up with Maynilad Water Services Inc. (Maynilad) on various reforestation and water stewardship programs. In a statement, PLDT said this is in line with...
PLDT and Smart are supporting Project REACHED, an initiative of the Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation (PDRF) and the Australian Embassy in the Philippines, as part of the PLDT Group’s commitment to building a disaster-resilient Philippines. Project REACHED, or Resilient Emergency...
To welcome the world’s biggest basketball tournament, FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 global partner Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) has teamed up with its technology partners Huawei and Ericsson to further expand and permanently optimize its LTE and 5G mobile network coverage across all FIBA...
Olympian champion Kurt Bryan Barbosa and six other Cambodia SEA Games gold medal winners will banner the Smart/MVPSF Philippine taekwondo team that will see action in the tough Chuncheon Korea Open International Taekwondo Championships from Aug. 8 to 14. *Standing (left to right): Joseph Chua, Kurt...
As the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 sweeps the Philippines in the next few weeks, FIBA global partner and mobile services provider Smart Communications, Inc. is giving Filipino basketball fans the chance to witness and experience this historic sports event, live and exclusive. *Jordan Clarkson of...
