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Retail Asia22/10/2018
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Telecom

Globe interconnects with DE-CIX

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The Philippines’ Globe Telecom has enhanced its peering capacity in Europe through a new agreement with Deutscher Commercial Internet Exchange (DE-CIX). DE-CIX is the world’s largest internet exchange point with a peak traffic of over 6.4Tbps. Globe has peered at the company in Germany via its location in Frankfurt. The carrier neutral DE-CIX exchange interconnects […]
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Retail Asia15/10/2018
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Telecom

Globe gets nod to roll out small cells in Metro Manila

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The Philippines’ Globe Telecom has arranged special dispensation from the authorities in Metro Manila to allow it to expedite the deployment of over 120 cell sites to improve coverage of the major thoroughfares of Metro Manila. The operator has entered a groundbreaking agreement with the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) that will allow it to […]
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Retail Asia04/04/2018
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Telecom

Globe commissions pre-fab data center

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Prefabricated data center provider Flexenclosure has secured a multi-million dollar order to build a facility for the Philippines’ Globe Telecom. Flexenclosure will provide its eCentre modular prefabicated data center product to the operator for deployment on the island of Mindanao. The data center will be assembled and tested at Flexenclosure’s manufacturing plant in Sweden before […]
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Retail Asia15/09/2017
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Telecom

Globe Telecom taps Cloudera to harness machine learning

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Globe Telecom in the Philippines has deployed the Cloudera platform to enhance customer experience and deliver real-time targeted marketing campaigns and offers to its 60 million customers. Globe Telecom is using machine learning with Cloudera to enrich customer experiences across channels and deliver targeted and optimized products and services, while maintaining compliance with the latest industry data regulations. The operator’s […]
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Retail Asia18/08/2017
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Living

Globe Hong Kong launches ‘cabin’ in Sheung Wan

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Skateboarding legend Rodney Mullen signed autographs for five hours when shoes, apparel, skateboards and accessories retailer Globe Hong Kong opened a “cabin” store in Sheung Wan. Globe CEO Matt Hill and founder Peter Hill came from the US to attend the launch. “The feel of a Globe cabin store is more important to us than […]
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Retail Asia09/08/2017
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Finance

Globe’s GCash debuts QR code payments

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Globe Telecom’s GCash has launched the Philippines’ first QR code payment service, which it has named GoPay. The GoPay feature within the GCash mobile money app will allow customers to use their GCash account to pay for goods and services using their smartphones by scanning QR codes displayed by merchants. The service will enable merchants […]
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Retail Asia19/07/2017
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Telecom

Global telecoms revenues to grow 2% in 2017

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Worldwide IT spending is expected to increase by 4.5% in 2017 in constant currency terms, a significant improvement on last year’s growth of 2.5%, according to IDC. The latest addition of the research firm’s  Worldwide Black Book forecasts that total IT spending this year will reach $2.1 trillion and is forecast to increase by another 4% in […]
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Retail Asia18/07/2017
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Telecom

Davao gains first Globe Telecom Gen3 store

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Globe Telecom has opened its first Gen3 store for Davao City, at Gaisano Mall of Davao. It is described as “a new retail experience” by Irra Zarina Escandor, who owns GMI Global Ventures, the first Gen3 store owner in Davao City. Gmall Globe Gen3 store retail manager Ace Cabana says customers will experience lifestyle vignettes […]
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Retail Asia18/07/2017
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Telecom

Globe commences Massive MIMO rollout

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The Philippines’ Globe Telecom has commenced the commercial deployment of massive multiple input multiple output (MIMO) technology to improve the mobile connectivity experience in dense urban areas. The commercial deployment follows initial testing of the technology in the Makati financial district of Metro Manila. The testing demonstrated the ability of the technology to improve capacity […]
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Retail Asia04/07/2017
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Telecom

Philippines urged to bring in third telco

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A Philippine think tank has urged the government to facilitate the entry of a third player into the nation’s telecoms market, but warned that a series of structural barriers will make this “extremely difficult” to achieve in the near future. The Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) has published a new reporton the competitive landscape of […]
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Retail Asia15/06/2017
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Telecom

Globe Telecom picks Canvas for automation

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Globe Telecom in the Philippines has turned to Canvas to become the platform that integrates service functionalities and help Globe automate its office processes. This move is expected to reduce costs, increase operational efficiency, and further enhance the operator’s commitment to environmental protection and conservation. More importantly, this will enable Globe to take on a […]
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Retail Asia02/06/2017
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Telecom

PLDT, Globe complete SMC acquisition

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PLDT and Globe have completed the final payment for their joint acquisition of conglomerate San Miguel Corporation’s telco assets, despite the ongoing court challenge from the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC). The final 13 billion peso payment of the 69.1 billion ($1.39 billion) acquisition fulfills the operators’ payment obligations under the acquisition agreement for valuable spectrum […]
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Retail Asia15/05/2017
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Telecom

Globe signs deal to link Palau to SEA-US cable

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The Philippines’ Globe Telecom and Indonesia’s Telin have signed agreements to  interconnect the Republic of Palau in Micronesia with the SEA-US cable. Globe and the Belau Submarine Cable Corporation (BSCC) have signed an agreement to interconnect a fiber spur under construction from Palau will be interconnected wit the SEA-US for onward transport to Guam. A […]
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Retail Asia30/03/2017
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Telecom

PLDT, Globe launch cut-price call packages

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Philippines operators PLDT and Globe Telecom have both cut mobile voice rates to as low as 1 peso ($0.02) per minute, in response to slumping voice usage and a regulator-encouraged cut in mobile termination rates last year. Globe and PLDT’s wireless division Smart have both introduced add-on packages for mobile subscribers offering a set allocation […]
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Retail Asia27/03/2017
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Telecom

Globe taps NuRAN for rural broadband trial

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The Philippines’ Globe Telecom has selected Canadian wireless broadband provider NuRAN Wireless to conduct the next phase of its trial rural connectivity program. Globe will use NuRAN’s equipment within 50 sites at various villages in across the Philippines. These sites will use NuRAN’s LiteCell 1.5 base stations, connected using a de-centralized GSM network topology. Globe […]
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Retail Asia20/03/2017
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Telecom

Globe launches 4CC LTE-A

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The Philippines’ Globe Telecom announced it has become the first operator in the nation to implement 4-component-carrier aggregation LTE-Advanced using the 2600-MHz band. The upgrade effectively doubles LTE capacity in areas covered by the deployment, the company said, and will be capable of generating speeds of up to 400 Mpbs once compatible devices hit the […]
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Retail Asia07/03/2017
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Finance

Ant Financial invests in Globe Telecom’s Mynt

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Alibaba’s Ant Financial is making its first foray into the Philippines via partnership with Ayala and an investment into Globe Telecom’s Fintech business unit Mynt. The fresh capital infusion will help Mynt achieve its vision of becoming a world-class online and offline payment provider as well as scale up its mobile wallet services and quickly […]
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Retail Asia24/01/2017
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Telecom

Globe sets 2017 capex budget at $750m

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The Philippines’ Globe Telecom has allocated a capex budget for 2017 of around $750 million as the operator invests to expand its data network. The operator will spend the majority of its capex budget for the year on data network expansion, including investing towards its target of providing ultra-fast fiber broadband to 2 million homes […]
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