US-based private cellular specialist Celona has set up in southeast Asia via a series of channel sales deals with carriers and integrators in South Korea, the Philippines, and Vietnam. It follows its move beyond its original confines in the CBRS market in the US...
Globe Telecom plans to cover 80% of Metro Manila by the end of 2020
Globe Telecom, a major telecommunications provider in the Philippines, first received the go ahead to deploy 5G small cells in the country's capital city of Manila in 2018. Now, the operator...
Nokia is providing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), portable LTE networks, and artificial intelligence (AI) and analytics tools to the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) to help with disaster recovery.
The drone solution is a major component of Nokia’s non-profit Nokia Saving Lives (NSL) initiative, supported by...
Industry advocates and policy makers alike have long held that broadband connectivity can boost economic growth and increase access to services like education and health. With the release of four country case studies, the effort has more evidence to back it up.
The Broadband Commission...
Philippine Star | August 20, 2011
MANILA, Philippines - Nokia has announced that its entry-level touch-screen smartphone, the Nokia 500, will soon be available in the country.
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Ericsson | July 14, 2011 | Press Release
Today, Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) Money Services launches its first global ‘corridor’ for cross-border international remittance in partnership with Globe Telecom and Smart Communications Inc (Smart) enabling mobile phone users in the Philippines to send and receive money to...
ABS-CBN | June 17, 2011 | Lenie Lectura
MANILA, Philippines - Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) and Globe Telecom Inc. kept mum on a new directive from Malacañang that authorizes the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate cases involving violations of competition laws.
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ABS-CBN | June 17, 2011 | Lenie Lectura
MANILA, Philippines - Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) and Globe Telecom Inc. kept mum on a new directive from Malacañang that authorizes the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate cases involving violations of competition laws.
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Globe | April 16, 2011 | Press Release
In a Philippine first, Globe announces a major expansion of its current 4G footprint by becoming the first carrier in the Philippines to launch the commercial roll out of 4G mobile technology. This rollout, the first phase...
JG Summit to exchange stake in Digitel for new PLDT shares at an issue price of P2,500 per share
• Transaction to have an equity value of P74.1 billion
• Consumers to benefit from wider and complementary array of products and improved quality of service
• Paired...
Bloomberg | March 28, 2011 | Ian Sayson
Digital Telecommunications Philippines Inc. shares rose the most in more than six years in Manila trading on speculation parent JG Summit Holdings Inc. is in talks to sell the venture to Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co.
Digitel, as the...
CNET | March 9, 2011 | John Chan
According to a report by analytics firm comScore, Internet users in Southeast Asia rely more on Google than the rest of the world. In addition, out of the top 15 countries with the highest Facebook penetration, three are...
ABS - CBN | March 1, 2011 | Lenie Lectura
MANILA, Philippines - Telecom companies want the government should provide adequate broadband spectrum and enforce the right policy to protect consumers and their investments so they can deliver uninterrupted, fast and efficient broadband service to consumers.
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Benzinga | February 17, 2011 |Ron Acoba
Now, Ayala Corporation (AC) – led Globe Telecom, Inc. or GLO in the Philippine Stock Exchange looks to be on the verge of a price meltdown until the company does something that would induce investors to get back...
Manila Bulletin | January 30, 2011 | Emmie V. Abadilla
MANILA, Philippines – Globe DUO, one of Globe Telecom’s biggest breakthrough services in 2009, has expanded presence to eight more provinces - Cavite, Bulacan, Laguna, Pangasinan, Negros Oriental, Leyte, Antique and South Cotabato. Nationwide, the...
NEC | January 31, 2011 | Press Release
NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE6701) and Fujitsu Limited (Fujitsu; TSE 6702) today announced an agreement with NTT Communications, the Philippines Long Distance Telephone Company, StarHub Limited and Telekom Malaysia Berhad to construct the Asia Submarine-cable Express system, a...
Inquirer | January 29, 2011 | Carla Gomez
BACOLOD CITY, Philippines – Senator Vicente Sotto III will push anew for the registration of pre-paid subscriber identity module (SIM) cards following the bombing of a passenger bus in Makati City last Tuesday that killed five passengers...
Business World Online | January 14, 2011 | Aura Marie P. Dagcutan
BROADBAND SERVICE providers have said that setting minimum speed on broadband access will contradict rules of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) which deregulated value-added services.
In separate position papers submitted to the regulator, the...
Clarity | January 11, 2011 | Press Release
Unified OSS Helps Philippines Operator Future-Proof Wireless and Fixed Line Operations, Reduce Operational Costs and Increase Service Assurance Capability
Sydney, Australia; 11 January 2011 – Clarity, the award winning provider of unified Telecommunications solutions designed to simplify operations, today...
The Broadband Forum | January 6, 2011 | Press Release
China and India report second best quarters ever and developing broadband markets show over 20% growth 3Q2010
ATLANTA, Jan. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Year on year growth rates of 6.7% have taken broadband subscription to 508,761,837...
GMA News | Philippines | TJ Dimacali
UPDATED 30 DEC 2010, International rights lawyer Romel Bagares warned that the National Telecommunications Commission's (NTC's) proposal to allow data volume caps goes against consumers' basic right to information.
In the latest version of its draft Memorandum Order (MO)...
GMA News | Philippines | TJ Dimacali
UPDATED 30 DEC 2010, International rights lawyer Romel Bagares warned that the National Telecommunications Commission's (NTC's) proposal to allow data volume caps goes against consumers' basic right to information.
In the latest version of its draft Memorandum Order (MO)...
Business World Online | January 4, 2011
GLOBE TELECOM, Inc. said yesterday it will employ a “multi-pronged” strategy to expand capacity and improve performance this year, citing growing customer demand for voice and data services.
In a statement, the telco, a joint venture between Ayala Corp....
