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SMC acquires 40% stake in Eastern Telecom

Philippine Business Inquirer | January 3, 2011 | Doris Dumlao MANILA, Philippines—San Miguel Corp. has expanded its presence in the highly competitive telecommunications business with the acquisition of a 40-percent interest in Eastern Telecommunications Philippines Inc. from a group led by former Trade...

Globe partners with leading global mobile payments

Trading Markets | December 28, 2010 MANILA, Dec 28, 2010 (Asia Pulse Data Source via COMTEX) -- Globe Telecom on Tuesday said it has signed a partnership agreement with leading global mobile payments platform to provide its direct carrier-billing service to its subscribers. Under the agreement, the...

Philippine, Japan governments to ink digital TV accord

By Lenie Lectura| ABS CBN News | December 27, 2010 MANILA, Philippines - The Philippines and Japanese governments are working on signing a memorandum of cooperation following the decision to tap the latter’s Integrated Services Digital Broadcast technology as the country’s standard for Digital Terrestrial...

All I want for Christmas is an Android

MANILA, Philippines –  It’s the gift of an exclusive Android smartphone experience that can only be delivered by Sony Ericsson. The Xperia family of smartphones is headlined by the newly upgraded best-selling Xperia X10 with HD viewing and recording, and continuous...

As mobile growth slows in Philippines, a big surge in broadband Internet is taking place.

After years of solid growth, the mobile segment of the telecom market in the Philippines slowed dramatically in 2009, reflecting a general downturn in the economy. Whilst growth in mobile subscribers slowed, so also had mobile revenues with just a 1%...