Local telcos are blocking more than double the number of cyber attacks to date as Filipinos continue to shift most of their activities online due to the pandemic. PLDT Inc. and Smart Communications Inc. combated more than double the number of ‘smishing’ (text messages that aim to steal the...
Filipinos adopting 5th generation technology (5G) now drive the growth of data, according to Smart Communications Inc. SVP and Head of Consumer Wireless Business Jane J. Basas. Data traffic on Smart's 5G network grew by 65 percent in the first quarter 2022 as the number of unique 5G devices grew 35...
As global travel restrictions ease, Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) has expanded its 5G roaming coverage for tourists through its alliance with 84 roaming partners in 51 countries to date. Smart5GRoaming Since last year, Smart has doubled its efforts to serve the 5G roaming needs of inbound and...
For having the widest 5G reach and best 4G coverage experience, Smart Communications, Inc. won the most number of citations in the latest Opensignal Mobile Network Experience Awards. 81378 In Opensignal's April 2022 report, covering Jan. 1 to Mar. 31, 2022, Smart won a total of 11 awards, including...
Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) is rallying behind long-time Smart ambassador Kai Sotto’s bid to become the first homegrown Filipino to be drafted in the NBA this June 23. The pledge of support comes after the 19-year-old former “Batang Gilas’ and member of the training pool of the Men’s...
Although President Rodrigo R. Duterte has vetoed the SIM Card Registration Act, PLDT Inc. and Smart Communications, Inc. still have high hopes it will be enacted into law to protect consumers. "We still are hoping to find a way to get SIM cards registered. That's important, not only for our...
PLDT Inc. and Smart Communications Inc. have blocked over a billion user attempts to access online child sexual abuse materials (CSAM) in the past six months. Both telcos also blocked more than 224,000 CSAM URLs or web addresses, as of end March 2022 via their cybersecurity solutions and Child...
PLDT Inc. has activated its fiber optic cable (FOC) connecting the island provinces of Marinduque, Romblon, Catanduanes, Masbate, Panay, Cebu, Siquijor, Bohol, Samar and Negros to the rest of the country and the world, the telco announced April 9. PLDT's Enhanced Resiliency of DFON Loops 4 and 5...
76184 Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) recorded 42.6 million active data users in 2021, up 11 percent versus the preceding year with the easing of mobility restrictions. "We are confident that with the easing of mobility restrictions, the increase in economic activity and the growing adoption of...
Following its back-to-back awards as the Philippines' fastest 5G mobile network, PLDT mobile services arm Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) has been recognized anew for delivering the Best Mobile Video Experience across all mobile technologies, according Ookla®, the global leader in mobile and...
Smart Communications, Inc. has rolled out its 5G roaming service in fifty countries todate and operates with eighty international partners. 74856 Smart 5G roaming subscribers in Estonia, Slovakia, The Netherlands, Iceland, and Latvia can benefit from the service using their 5G-capable SIM and...
South Korea’s T1, one of the pioneering e-sports organizations in the world, tapped Smart Communications, Inc. to provide facilities for its Philippine expansion. To develop the esports industry in the country, Smart will house the Defense of the Ancients (DotA) 2 Team of T1 and power its...
