Globe Telecom—through its enterprise arm Globe Business—made a historic mark as the first telco to launch network virtualization in the Philippines. Using the telecom company’s Network Function Virtualization Orchestrator (NFVO), businesses across the country can now set up their...
Business process outsourcing company, MDS Call Solutions, Inc. (MDSCSI) takes its voice and digital services up a notch with Globe. MDSCSI collaborated with Globe’s enterprise arm, Globe Business, to support its Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud migration and SMS Application Programming Interface...
GlobeTelecom Inc. Tuesday, (March 9) announced it has upgraded its network in Baler, Aurora and Donsol, Sorsogon Province to 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) and will shift to this new standard of mobile data in both areas next month, April 6, 2021. Hence, the telco now urges subscribers in the two...
Prior to the onslaught of the country's first typhoon this year and in preparation for the launch of its mobile community app for fisherfolks, Globe Telecom, Inc. distributed mobile phones to 93 fishermen in Sariaya, Quezon. The Globe initiative was in support of the order of Quezon Province...
To help address the rise of online counterfeiting and piracy, e-commerce platforms Lazada and Shopee today, March 1, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with various global and local brand owners to fight the alarming increase in counterfeit and pirated products sold online. On the part of...
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...
Globe Telecom Inc. and DITO Telecommunity inked an interconnection deal for domestic mobile calls and SMS which starts next month. Globe’s customers can make mobile calls, send SMS with DITO Telecommunity's customers without additional charges. “Our collaboration with DITO Telecommunity is part...
Globe Telecom Inc. has been re-inventing itself to give customers the best overall experience. It's all in the spirit of becoming a #1stWorldNetwork. “Aside from faster speeds, our goal has always been to give consumers easy access to all the digital use cases they desire," President and Chief...
The race is on for the widest 5G footprint in the country todate. So far, Globe Telecom Inc. claims to have the widest 5G footprint in the Philippines as of January 2021, with 1,069 areas covered after its aggressive network builds and site upgrades. On the other hand, competitor Smart...
The Ayala group of companies has immediately mobilized resources to assist families affected by Taal Volcano’s renewed seismic activity. Through Ayala Foundation, the Ayala group provided food and non-food items for families staying in three evacuation centers in Talisay, Batangas on February 17...
Globe Telecom Inc. projects low-to-mid single-digit service revenue growth this year as the economy recovers from the 2020 pandemic-induced recession. Hence, the telco remains gung-ho on its P70 billion capex for 2021. “We believe that the relevant product platforms in place, coupled with the...
Globe Telecom Inc. took to task local government units (LGUs) that still make it difficult for them to construct new cell sites in violation of the law fast-tracking the issuance of infrastructure permits. In a statement, Globe said several LGUs in the National Capital Region (NCR), Negros...
