PLDT to roll out additional fiber lines, ports nationwide
Integrated telco PLDT Inc. announced that it is rolling out additional fiber lines and providing 500,000 more ports nationwide in the next three to six months to serve the continuously…
PLDT, Smart build ‘congestion-free’ networks by designing for peak throughput
To deliver better experience to their customers, integrated telco PLDT and its wireless subsidiary Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) are expanding the capacity of their transport network as part of their…
PLDT, AIM to train members of PH Air Force in cybersecurity
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) has tapped the country’s largest and only integrated telco PLDT, its wireless subsidiary Smart Communications Inc. (Smart), and the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) to…
PLDT pours investment into network upgrades to level with ‘best-in-region’ peers
Telecommunications company PLDT and its wireless arm Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) are continuing to invest in expanding the reach of their fixed and wireless networks to bring their services “to…
NTT’s Kazu Gomi to speak at PLDT Enterprise’s Digicon 2020
Kazuhiro Gomi, president and CEO of NTT Research Inc., is one of the key speakers at PLDT Enterprise’s annual Philippine Digital Convention (PH Digicon) to be held online Oct. 28-30.…
PLDT KaAsenso enables MSMEs with affordable Fibr plans
Many micro, small, and medium enterprises are now turning to digital platforms to boost their businesses’ visibility and reach more customers. PLDT Home introduced its PLDT KaAsenso Program which offers…
PLDT to conduct emergency maintenance of submarine cable
Digital service provider PLDT Inc. released an advisory informing its customers of emergency maintenance in one of its submarine cable systems in the Asia-America Gateway. The maintenance is scheduled to…
PLDT provides connectivity support to One Hospital Command Center
Digital services provider PLDT provided the telecommunication requirements of the One Hospital Command Center (OHCC) located in Makati City. The company installed high-speed internet and communication tools such as 15…
PLDT Group, PH Air Force partner for capacity building in cybersecurity
PLDT and its subsidiaries Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) and ePLDT have signed an agreement with the Philippine Air Force (PAF) to help improve its cybersecurity capabilities. Under the agreement, PLDT…
Smart reports revenue growth, increase in data users, mobile traffic
Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) attributes the increase in data subscribers to its GIGA campaign that is customized based on the types of users. PLDT’s wireless subsidiary reported that nearly 50%…
PLDT, Smart provide free access to social welfare app for cash aid
PLDT-Smart is providing free access for all Smart, TNT and SUN subscribers to the ReliefAgad app (www.reliefagad.ph) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) so beneficiaries of the government’s social amelioration…
PLDT, Smart expand, upgrade networks across the country amid lockdowns
As more Filipinos turn to video and other data services amid the COVID-19 crisis, PLDT and its wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) continue to expand and upgrade their fixed…
E-health, e-learning, e-work, entertainment are ‘building blocks’ of ‘new normal’
Digital solutions for health, learning, work, and entertainment will be major pillars of the “new normal,” according to telco service provider PLDT and its wireless subsidiary Smart Communications Inc. (Smart).…
PLDT signs partnership with int’l telco operator to improve global voice services
Telecommunications and digital services company PLDT Inc. signed a partnership with International Carriers’ wholesale arm Orange for international voice aggregation services. As an aggregator for voice traffic, Orange will handle…
PLDT provides PH Army COVID-19 quarantine sites with free connectivity
As part of its continuous efforts to support the country’s response to COVID-19, PLDT Enterprise deploys free connectivity support to the quarantine areas covered by the Philippine Army. All quarantine…
PH fintech firm Voyager gets $120M new investments
Voyager Innovations (Voyager), the developer of digital payment platform PayMaya, secures fresh new funding amounting earmarked toward expansion. Digital services provider PLDT Inc. (PLDT), global investment firm KKR, internet value-added…
PLDT urges businesses to tap telecommuting solutions for remote productivity
Telecoms and digital services provider PLDT is encouraging businesses to make use of its business-grade collaboration tools to support their work-from-home arrangements and ensure their safety amid the coronavirus outbreak.…
PLDT holds first Data Privacy and Cyber Security Summit
In line with strengthening compliance with privacy laws and upholding the highest Information Security standards and best practices for its customers, digital services provider PLDT recently held the company’s 1st…
PLDT, Smart retailers win big at Ka-Partner Rewards 2019
Five brand-new millionaires, and more than 100 winners of motorcycles, mobile gadgets, load wallets, grocery items, and other premium items — these are the exciting highlights of this year’s Ka-Partner…
First PLDT-Smart converged store now open at Vertis North
Digital services providers PLDT Inc. (PLDT) and Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) officially opens its first-ever PLDT-Smart Converged Store in Quezon City. The converged store is located on the fourth floor…
PLDT subscribers in Metro Manila will have 8-digit telephone numbers by October
PLDT subscribers in Metro Manila and some nearby provinces will have eight-digit landline numbers starting Oct. 6, 2019. The migration from the existing seven-digit format to eight digits is in…
PLDT Global expands partnership with int’l tech platforms DT One and CTL
PLDT Global Corp. (PLDT Global) has expanded its partnership with CommuniGate Technologies Limited (CTL) and DT One to provide overseas Filipinos more convenience and connectivity while they travel and work…
Video and mobile games boost Smart’s data usage and revenues
PLDT Inc.’s resurgent mobile business posted record revenue growth in the first quarter of 2019, riding on the growing appetite of its customers for online video and mobile games. Service…
‘Smart Saturdays’ helps fund rollout of portable digital classrooms
More learners are expected to benefit from mobile technology, 21st-century teaching tools, and multimedia resources as employees of PLDT wireless subsidiary Smart Communications (Smart) continue to support “Smart Saturdays,” a…
PLDT partners with Cisco to build 5G-ready IP transport network
One by one, PLDT and Smart Communications introduce partners in its 5G efforts for different use cases. They started with Ericsson for its industrial IoT (Internet of Things) or Smart…
PLDT, Smart donate classrooms to earthquake-stricken school in Bohol
For over five years, Grade 1 teacher Maria Cleofe Fuentes of Santa Cruz Elementary School held classes in makeshift rooms. It was in October of 2013 when a 7.2 magnitude…
PLDT, Smart fire up PH’s first 5G cell sites in Makati and Clark
By firing up a 5G cell site in a central business district, PLDT and Smart are looking to pilot 5G solutions catered to densely populated areas.
Tencent, KKR lead investment in the Philippines’ Voyager innovations
Telecommunications and digital services provider PLDT Inc., global investment firm KKR and Chinese internet services provider Tencent Holdings Ltd., announced today the signing of agreements under which investors led by…
PLDT, Amdocs sign new agreement to transform PLDT and Smart’s IT infrastructure
PLDT chair Manuel V. Pangilinan, fourth from left, led the signing for the partnership with Amdocs officials. With him are Amdocs Regional Controller Aviv Sneh, Amdocs Limited general manager Shai…
ePLDT predicts local data center industry poised for further growth because of increasing interest in fintech
With the increasing number of digital transactions in the country, backed by the growth of financial technology and preference for online payments, ePLDT predicts that the local data center industry…
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