GigaLife App scales to record 10 million users
More than a year after its launch, Smart Communications Inc.’s (Smart) GigaLife App has reached 10 million users, driving data usage on Smart’s network through app-exclusive data offers that have…
Waste picker communities benefit from PLDT, PBSP’s waste management efforts
One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. This holds true for some 300 beneficiary families who are set to receive food packages as part of the waste management program launched…
2 out of 3 MNP requests are for switching to Smart
PLDT Inc. mobile services arm Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) has seen more users switching to its network during the first 10 days of the implementation of Mobile Number Portability (MNP).…
Smart delivers triple-digit growth in 5G users
PLDT wireless arm Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) is expecting to deliver a triple-digit increase in 5G users in the next few years as it continues to lead in the 5G…
Switch to Smart without changing your number through MNP
With the Mobile Number Portability (MNP) now enacted, subscribers from a different network provider can easily switch to Smart Communications without changing numbers. MNP, which is covered by the MNP…
Smart starts offering Unli 5G postpaid with new Signature Plans+
Mobile services provider Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) is making 5G technology accessible to everyone with the launch of Signature Plans+. Aside from Unli 5G access, the new Signature Plans+ also…
PLDT, Smart enlist the youth to help mitigate online threats
PLDT and Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) are boosting the country’s cyber defenses with the help of students and the youth. In celebration of the National Cybersecurity Awareness Month this month,…
Young gamers lead Smart barangay grassroots esports league
PLDT wireless unit Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) has recently teamed up with the Local Youth Development Office of Pasig City (LYDO) to launch the first leg of the Barangay Grassroots…
Smart’s plug-and-play fixed wireless sees 200% gain
PLDT wireless unit Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) is seeing growth for its fixed wireless business, with demand for quality connectivity continuing to increase as people shelter in place amid the…
PLDT Enterprise, Smart, Nokia to jumpstart IoT in PH business landscape
PLDT Enterprise, Smart Communications, and Nokia joined hands up to introduce a “powerful solution” that will transform the way Internet of Things (IoT) applications are deployed and managed in the…
Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz is Smart’s newest brand ambassador
The Philippines’ first Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz joins Team Smart as its newest ambassador, a collaboration aligned with the thrust of the mobile services provider, which is to empower and inspire…
Smart, Moonton Games to hold MPL-PH Season 8
Mobile services provider Smart Communications Inc (Smart) and Mobile Legends: Bang Bang developer, Moonton Games strengthen their ties as they team up once again for Season 8 of Mobile Legends:…
Huawei donates $200,000 for PLDT’s CSR
Chinese tech firm Huawei has donated $200,000 (or about P10.11 million) to PLDT Smart Foundation (PSF) to help fund the corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs of PLDT Inc. and Smart…
Smart mobile data users up by 18% as of June 2021
Mobile services provider Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) posted a record number of mobile data users in the Philippines, which increased to 39.5 million by the end of June 2021, up…
PLDT invests $80 million in APRICOT cable system
Philippine fully integrated telecommunications company PLDT is set to further expand its network bandwidth capacity, with its participation in the construction of the newest international undersea cable system, APRICOT. PLDT…
PLDT, Smart back gov’t pursuit of fair competition
PLDT and its wireless arm Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) have expressed their support for government initiatives to ensure fair competition in the industry, adding that these boost PLDT and Smart’s…
Smart launches most affordable Signature Plan at only P599 a month
Mobile services provider Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) has launched Signature Plan Lite, its most affordable postpaid plan yet at only P599 per month. Signature Plan Lite comes with the right…
Smart launches PH’s first roaming VoLTE call with KT
PLDT wireless unit Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) has successfully made the country’s first roaming call via Voice over LTE or VoLTE. This milestone was made in partnership with KT Corp.,…
Smart brings the 2020 Tokyo Olympics to Filipinos via exclusive livestream
Until Aug. 8, mobile services provider Smart Communications Inc (Smart) brings the 2020 Tokyo Olympics through livestreams via gigafest.smart. The online streaming coverage will see 10 channels including the Olympics…
PLDT, Smart call for reasonable fees to fast track network rollouts
PLDT and its wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) are calling for affordable and reasonable regulatory fees to facilitate network rollouts in unserved and underserved areas of the country. In…
DITO, Globe, Smart conclude initial mobile network portability tests
Globe 5G network now covers 88% of NCR In a joint media release, Philippine telecommunications firms DITO Telecommunity, Globe Telecom, and Smart Communications through their joint venture company, Telecommunications Connectivity…
Smart’s 5G site in Argao enables mountain telemedicine
PLDT wireless unit Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) has fired up more 5G sites across the country, underscoring the company’s commitment to providing nationwide connectivity, particularly 5G. With its fast-tracked rollout,…
Smart seals deal with AST SpaceMobile to offer broadband access in remote areas
AST SpaceMobile Inc., the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by standard mobile phones, recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate with…
PLDT, Smart block nearly 30,000 child abuse links
Just a few weeks after it reported blocking 10,000 sites linked to child sexual abuse, PLDT and its wireless unit, Smart said the numbers increased to 30,000 by the end…
Record permits enable PLDT, Smart network rollout
As of June 22, 2021, PLDT and its wireless arm Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) have secured around 22,000 fixed and wireless permits since the government fast-tracked approvals for telecommunications firms…
Smart 5G roaming goes live in Canada with Telus, now covers entire North America
PLDT’s wireless unit Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) activates its Smart 5G roaming services for customers in Canada, through its partnership with world-leading communications and information technology company Telus. Smart is…
Smart Infocast connects 1.3M Filipinos in communities
PLDT’s wireless unit Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) technology solution Smart Infocast reaches a milestone, serving a record 1.3 million Filipinos during the pandemic in almost 800 communities across the Philippines.…
Smart’s 5G network breaches 3,000 sites nationwide
PLDT wireless arm Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) has fired up more than 3,000 5G sites across the country as of May. This includes 5G sites deployed in far-flung and mountainous…
PLDT, Smart begin blocking on content level, upping war vs online child abuse
In an advisory, telecommunications firms PLDT and Smart Communications said the companies started blocking content as they continue the fight against online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC). The…
PLDT Global launches Smart e-load services at Canada’s Hasty Market
Filipinos in Canada will now have access to Smart Communications Inc’s (Smart) electronic load through the partnership of PLDT Global Corporation (PGC) and Hasty Market. Under this agreement, customers will…
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