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…
Smart fires up LTE in Romblon for better mobile experience
Customers of PLDT wireless arm Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) in Romblon can look forward to a better mobile data experience as Smart transforms Romblon into an LTE province. As part…
Smart to widen coverage, double LTE capacity in Batangas
Customers in Batangas can look forward to faster speeds and better mobile data experience as PLDT wireless arm Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) accelerates its latest round of upgrades in one…
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…
Top 10 collegiate teams shortlisted for Smart’s annual innovation awards
From over a hundred proposals that were narrowed down to 20 semi-finalists last month, 10 of the most #FutureReady Internet of Things (IoT) and 5G solutions were selected by Smart…
Travel apps help boost PH summer destinations
Tourists eager to explore exciting destinations all over the Philippines this summer can get the information they need through local travel apps developed in partnership with PLDT wireless unit Smart…
Smart partners with various organizations to boost disaster preparedness in PH
Communication services, technological innovations, and partnerships with various organizations — these factors have helped communities all over the Philippines bolster disaster preparedness and response efforts. As part of Smart Communications’…
Smart, Samsung encourage Filipinos to upgrade to LTE through discount offerings
From left: Rhomel Marcojos, head of Operator Channel, IT and Mobile, Samsung; Angela Chua, operator account manager, IT and Mobile, Samsung; Alex Park, Business Unit adviser for IT and Mobile,…
Smart network upgrades in Bulacan approach finish line
Customers in Bulacan can now look forward to improved connectivity as PLDT wireless arm Smart Communication Inc. (Smart) rolls out Long Term Evolution (LTE) and LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) across Bulacan, which…
Smart, Nokia present use of drones for PH Red Cross disaster response
In a country that experiences 20 typhoons in a year and sits in a major fault line, natural disaster is something that the Philippines, has, unfortunately, learned to live with.…
Iloilo LGU, Smart, InnoPub unveil interactive markers to boost provincial tourism
Tigbauan officials receive the municipality’s tourism QR code from representatives of the Iloilo tourism office, Smart and InnoPub. Nineteen other LGUs received their own tourism QR codes, including Miagao, Oton,…
Clark Freeport Zone will be IoT-ready when Smart Communications rolls out 5G technology
While most IoT conversations are smart-home-centric, the initial use of 5G technology will be among enterprises before it eventually trickles down to the consumer sector.
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…
Vodafone Foundation, Smart team up to provide emergency communications in areas hit by Typhoon Ompong
Evacuees and responders in Typhoon “Ompong”-hit Northern Luzon are now able to connect and share information with loved ones and colleagues with the help of emergency network solutions provided by…
Smart offers Vivo X21 exclusively to enterprise clients
PLDT Enterprise, together with Smart Communications Inc., partners with smartphone brand Vivo to exclusively offer its latest X21 model. The first in a series of high-end x-series phones, the X21…
Smart issues statement on process of sending mobile emergency alerts during calamities
(Image from Pixabay) From the inbox: Below is Smart Communications’ press statement regarding the process on alert messages and notifications during calamities. We wish to share with the public the…
Smart drives mobile data traffic with stepped-up LTE-A, carrier aggregation roll-out
PLDT wireless subsidiary Smart’s (Smart Communications Inc.) accelerated deployment of Long Term Evolution (LTE) and LTE-Advanced sites nationwide has further driven mobile data usage, which increased faster than industry growth…
PLDT, Smart accelerate rollout of fixed and wireless networks
PLDT and its wireless subsidiary Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) have accelerated the rollout of the group’s fixed and wireless networks, boosting data speeds and company revenues in the first half…
Smart steps up participation in Davao’s biggest disaster drill
PLDT wireless unit Smart Communications participated and extended its support to the recently concluded citywide Davao Shake Out Drill. The massive and full-scale earthquake and tsunami drill is now in…
Ericsson previews 5G in the Philippines, shows data speeds of 20Gbps
(Image from Pixabay) Ericsson has marked 30 years of operations in the Philippines by presenting a demonstration of 5G technology using its 5G trial system and demonstrated data speeds of…
Global mobile group to support disaster response cooperation of Smart, Nokia, PH Red Cross
The Nokia drones will operate in the Philippines using the LTE frequencies of Smart Smart Communications (Smart) and Nokia announced that they have received funding from the GSMA, the organization…
Starmobile launches affordable LTE phones in PH powered by Smart
Philippine smartphone brand Starmobile brings the latest and affordable quadband LTE smartphones in the Philippines. For as low as low as P1,888, Filipinos can enjoy LTE speeds and stability on…
Ookla recognizes PLDT, Smart on fast internet speed
PLDT and its wireless subsidiary Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) have been cited for being the country’s fastest fixed and mobile networks for the first and second quarter of 2018, respectively,…
Smart notches 5G speeds of over 14Gbps
Amid preparations for the coming of 5G technology in the country, PLDT wireless subsidiary Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) and technology partner Huawei Technologies Phils. Inc. have successfully breached 5G speeds…
Telco promises improved mobile connectivity in Puerto Princesa
Tourists and residents of Palawan can now stay connected while on business or vacation as PLDT wireless subsidiary Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) rolls out Long Term Evolution (LTE) across the…
Smart pushes for innovation with 5G Technolab
Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) recently launched its 5G Technolab, a facility that will focus on the research and development, standardization, and testing of 5G.