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Retail Asia19/08/2022
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Smart Partners With Omnispace to Explore Space-Based 5G Technologies

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PLDT’s wireless subsidiary Smart Communications is collaborating with US-based Omnispace to explore and demonstrate the capabilities of space-based 5G communications using low earth orbit (LEO) satellites. In a statement, the Head of PLDT’s Technology Strategy and Transformation Office, Arvin Siena said, “This collaboration with Omnispace will allow our companies to work together to define use […]
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Retail Asia12/08/2022
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DITO Slapped With Interconnection Penalty by Globe After Filing Anti-Trust Complaints vs Telco Giants

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The Philippines’ two pioneering telecom firms, Globe and PLDT’s wireless unit Smart, hit back at new industry player DITO after it filed a complaint against the two firms for their alleged anti-trust practices. Local media reports cited Globe’s statement saying that it had asked the local telecoms regulator to penalize DITO with 622 million pesos’ […]
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Retail Asia02/08/2022
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PLDT’s Trans-Pacific Cable System Is Now Activated

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The last test 14,000-kilometer cable system is the fastest in the country, enabling direct data cable link to the US and Japan. It’s also expected to improve the Philippines’ international data capacity and boost its digital infrastructure. PLDT and Smart President and CEO Alfredo Panlilio said, “The PLDT Group takes pride in leading our nation’s […]
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Retail Asia30/06/2022
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PLDT, Smart Lauds Government’s New Cybercrime Lab

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Philippines’ major telecoms group, Smart and PLDT said it welcomes the country’s new Digital Forensics Platform and Laboratory launched by the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center, or ICC. The new facility aims to improve the government’s initiatives to fight cybercrime, especially, online sexual abuse and exploitation of children. Following the unveiling of this new laboratory, […]
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Retail Asia28/05/2019
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PLDT taps Panlilio as chief revenue officer

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PLDT announced Alfredo S. Panlilio (AI) will return to the Philippines telco as chief revenue officer of both PLDT and its mobile unit Smart Communications, starting July 1, 2019. Panlilio (pictured) currently serves as senior vice president of customer retail services group at the Manila Electric Company (Meralco). He first joined PLDT as SVP for the telco’s corporate […]
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Retail Asia20/03/2019
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Smart, Nokia to pilot 5G deployments in schools

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The Philippines’ PLDT and mobile division Smart have signed an agreement with Nokia to pilot the deployment of 5G technologies and services in schools. The agreement will see PLDT, Smart and Nokia collaborate to identify real-world 5G standalone solutions for use in schools, colleges and universities, including arificial intelligence, drones and advanced IoT applications. The companies will levearge the PLDT-Smart Technolab […]
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Retail Asia09/10/2018
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PLDT taps Amdocs for IT infrastructure automation

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The Philippines’ PLDT has contracted Amdocs to transform its IT infrastructure under an expanded six-year service agreement. The new contract builds on a seven year master transformation agreement that will see Amdocs modernize PLDT’s IT applications and help introduce new digital technologies. Under the new deal, Amdocs will consolidate, modernize and manage the IT infrastructure […]
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Retail Asia18/04/2018
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PLDT aims for instant provisioning of WAN with Zenlayer solution

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In the digital era, competitive advantage is not just a matter of being able to connect to the world. It is about creating a scalable business-friendly environment that connects enterprises to anywhere in the world. Responding to this opportunity, Philippine operator PLDT confirmed it has signed on with software-defined network vendor Zenlayer to offer software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) […]
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Retail Asia10/07/2017
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PLDT expands FTTH services to east Manila

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The Philippines’ PLDT has expanded the reach of its FTTH services to east Metro Manila in the latest phase of its nationwide fiber expansion program. The operator has added over 70,000 fiber lines in the area following deployments in south Metro Manila as well as Cebu, General Santos and Naga City. With the expansion, PLDT’s […]
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Retail Asia02/06/2017
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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 Asia08/05/2017
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PLDT secures 25-year franchise extension

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The Philippines’ PLDT has announced that wireless subsidiary Smart has secured a 25-year extension to its franchise. President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law a new Act that effectively extends Smart’s franchise until 2042. The franchise allows Smart to deploy, maintain, lease and operate integrated domsetic and international telecommunications services nationwide. New details have also […]
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Retail Asia30/03/2017
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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 Asia23/03/2017
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PLDT launches “Fibr city” in Cebu

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PLDT has ramped up its FTTH rollout with the launch of what it calls its first “Fibr City” in Cebu, which provides residents of Toledo City with speeds of up to 1Gbps. The initiative, named after PLDT’s Home Fibr branded FTTH service, has been conducted in collaboration with the Toledo City government. PLDT has invested […]
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Retail Asia17/02/2017
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PLDT, Smart seal 5G partnership with Huawei

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PLDT, together with its mobile arm Smart Communications, has signed a MoU with Huawei Technologies to jointly conduct research and development into 5G mobile technology. The goal of the partnership is to commercially launch 5G networks in in the Philippines by 2020, PLDT said in a statement released this week. Under the MoU, PLDT and […]
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Retail Asia12/02/2017
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PLDT to expand FTTH footprint by 80% in 2017

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PLDT plans to expand the reach of its high-speed FTTH service by around 80% in 2017 to reach 4.4 million homes passed, the company announced. The expansion will see around 1.9 million new serviceable homes added to the network footprint, which reached 2.5 million homes last year following an aggressive fiber rollout. PLDT offers FTTH […]
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Retail Asia30/11/2016
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PLDT, Globe agree to cut interconnection rates

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The Philippines’ two major telecom operators – PLDT and Globe Telecom – have agreed to reduce their voice interconnection rates to bring down the price of domestic mobile and fixed line calls in the country. Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Rodolfo Salalima and National Telecommunications Commissioner (NTC) Gamaliel Cordoba witnessed the signing […]
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Retail Asia16/11/2016
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PLDT profit falls 20% in 9M16

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The Philippines’ PLDT has reported a 20% drop in net income for the first nine months of the year to 21.7 billion pesos ($442 million) due to higher capex costs and declining revenues. Revenue fell 2% year-on-year to 125.4 billion pesos, but remained stable when excluding the impact of international and national long distance as […]
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Retail Asia02/09/2016
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Philippine court freezes PCC probe into SMC sale

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The Philippines’ Court of Appeals has halted the Philippine Competition Commission’s (PCC) investigation into Globe and PLDT’s joint acquisition of San Miguel Corporation’s telecoms assets. The court has agreed to a request by PLDT to grant temporary relief while the case is before the courts, issuing a preliminary injunction against the competition regulator’s proe. Accordingly […]
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