Smart_500x500 Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) has expanded its nationwide 5G network to 6,400 base stations, surpassing its initial target of 3,800 for 2021. This puts Smart's total base stations as of end-September to 72,600, enabling Smart to cover 96% of the population from Batanes to...
pldt-logo-ver2 In the first nine months of the year, PLDT Inc.’s Consolidated Service Revenues (net of interconnection costs) rose 7 percent to ₱135.9 billion, driven by record-high service revenues of ₱46 billion in the third quarter. However, reported that its net income declined by 4...
Smart_500x500 Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) registered a three-fold increase in its 5G data traffic in the second and third quarter 2021 as average monthly data traffic grew by nearly 20 times. This developed as YouGov, a London-based international research data and analytics group, reported...
Smart Baicon Infest 2021 Leading mobile services provider Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) continues its commitment in nurturing and championing Filipinos’ creativity and passion for content creation by powering BaiCon InFest 2021, the biggest gathering of content creators and influencers from...
PLDT_88kLinks PLDT Inc. has blocked at least 88,000 sites and links with online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC), nearly three times more in four months, as part of its commitment to protect children online. OSAEC incidents continue to rise as the country continues to battle with...
media Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) and Korea's largest telecommunications company, KT Corp., have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore and develop consumer 5G use cases for Filipinos. "In order to build a truly world-class 5G ecosystem with life-changing experiences, we need...
Innovation-at-the-Core-Standalone-5G-Core-Architecture Smart Communications Inc. has fired up its commercial 5G standalone (SA) sites in Makati, one of the first in the world. The 5G SA technology enables new industry applications using 5G’s full features, such as industrial automation,...
It is all set to go for Mobile Number Portability (MNP) this week, Telecommunications Connectivity, Inc. (TCI), the joint venture of the country's three telcos announced. Mobile number portability Beginning Sept. 30, mobile customers can move from one telco service provider to another free of...
Based on the latest Opensignal report, Smart has been ranked amongst the top wireless networks in the world when it comes to video experience. The mobile services provider has been called Global Leader for 5G Video Experience as was recognized for its 5G Global Impact sweeping all measurement...
Smart Communications, Inc (Smart) has launched its 5G roaming services in South Africa with MTN GlobalConnect, the telco today (Sept. 16) announced.This brings Smart’s 5G roaming services live in five continents, with 50 partners in 34 countries.MTN GlobalConnect, an MTN operating company for...
Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) sees continued growth for its ‘fixed wireless’ business, which already grew 187% by P1.1 billion in the 1st half of the year as people shelter in place amid the renewed surge of COVID-19 cases. Smart_500x500 Fixed wireless refers to wifi modems that connect...
Driven by the growth of its data/broadband business, PLDT Inc. netted ₱12.9 billion earnings, up 5% on ₱89.9 billion revenues, up 8.5%, in the first half of this year. The telco's core income ( excluding the impact of asset sales and Voyager Innovations) climbed 10% year-on-year to ₱15.2...
