Globe signs a total of P15 billion loan facilities ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Dec 03 10:45 AM Globe Telecom said Friday it signed term loan facilities with BDO Unibank and the Land Bank of the Philippines for P10 billion and P5 billion, respectively. Read more »
DITO aiming for 6 million subscribers this year Warren de Guzman, ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Sep 09 03:33 PM The country’s third major telco said it also passed its second technical audit and will launch a “fiber-like” 5G fixed wireless service later this year. Read more »
PLDT invests $80 million in APRICOT cable system ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Aug 16 09:49 AM PLDT Inc on Monday said it would invest $80 million (P3.9 billion) in a new international undersea cable system to expand its bandwidth capacity. Read more »
Globe says telco towers sale paused as tower builders yet to scale up Art Fuentes, ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Aug 09 06:35 PM Globe is not yet keen on selling its telco towers as common tower companies have yet to scale up their operations, company officials said on Monday. Read more »
Expect better data experience with 4G LTE, 5G GlobeUpdated as of Jul 30 01:25 PM Globe is on the roll to give its customers an internet connection with fast speed and better data experience in the form of 4G LTE and 5G technology. Read more »
Face masks na habing-kamay, tumutulong sa mga katutubo GlobeUpdated as of Jul 30 02:00 PM Ang mga natatanging face masks na gawa sa habing-kamay na fabric scraps ang tumutulong sa mga pamayanang katutubo na bumangon mula sa krisis. Read more »
4G, nakatulong sa mga frontliners, deboto ng Manaoag GlobeUpdated as of Jul 30 12:07 PM 4G ang naging susi sa matatag na pananampalataya ng mga deboto at sa mabuting samahan ng pamilya sa Pangasinan. Read more »
'Be the disruptor, not the disrupted': Globe's Ernest Cu ABS-CBN NewsUpdated as of Jul 17 07:26 AM Globe President and CEO Ernest Cu sat down recently with best-selling author and Maulik Parekh in the podcast The Futureproof Leader. Read more »
China's Huawei scores 4G patent deal for VW cars Agence France-PressePosted at Jul 07 06:24 PM Huawei has struck a licensing deal that will allow use of its 4G technologies in connected vehicles manufactured by Volkswagen Group, the Chinese tech giant said on Wednesday. Read more »
DITO says older phones can't use 'full potential' of telco's new tech ABS-CBN NewsPosted at May 26 03:00 PM Older phone models will not be able to maximize services of DITO Telecommunity which is focused on 4G and 5G network, its chief administrative officer Adel Tamano said Wednesday, as the telco registered an "overwhelming" demand. Read more »
Globe Telecom signs $100 million loan to fund capex ABS-CBN NewsPosted at May 17 02:09 PM Globe Telecom signed a term loan facility with Bank of China (Hong Kong) for $100 million or around P4.8 billion to finance its capital expenditures, the company disclosed to the stock market on Monday. Read more »
Mga benepisyo ng 4G LTE SIM GlobeUpdated as of Apr 21 01:52 PM 'Hindi ako nagsisisi, magpalit na po kayo ng SIM,' ani ng isang residente ng Baler habang pinupuri ang benepisyo ng Globe 4G LTE SIM. Read more »
One giant step: Moon race hots up Agence France-PressePosted at Mar 10 08:44 AM As Russia and China sign a deal for a shared lunar space station, we look at the new race to the Moon with Nokia even working with NASA to give it a 4G network. Read more »
Globe eyes spending 'record' P70 billion capex for 2021 ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Mar 03 10:41 AM Globe Telecom on Wednesday said it plans to spend a "new record" of P70 billion for capital expenditures this year. Read more »
More customers to enjoy 4G LTE services in select provinces next month: Globe ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Feb 26 11:02 AM Globe Telecom said Friday more customers would enjoy improved services in Pampanga, Batangas, Laguna and parts of Cavite next month following an aggressive network modernization that upgraded services to 4G LTE. Read more »
Nokia wins 5G order from Philippines' Globe Telecom ReutersPosted at Feb 24 06:43 PM Finnish telecom network equipment maker Nokia on Wednesday said it has won an order from Globe Telecom to build a 5G network to the Philippines’ second and third largest islands Mindanao and Visayas. Read more »
Telco tower builder says completes 5th common tower, Globe to get first dibs ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Feb 23 11:09 AM IETI said the new tower is the fifth project it has completed but is the first that was built to suit the specifications of a client, which is Globe. Read more »
DITO logs speeds of 507 Mbps for 5G, 85 Mbps for 4G; passes audit: NTC ABS-CBN NewsUpdated as of Feb 22 05:36 PM DITO Telecommunity passed its first-year technical audit after registering a minimum broadband speed of 507.5 Mbps for its 5G service and 85.9 Mbps minimum speed for its 4G service, the National Telecommunications Commission said Monday. Read more »
'We have to see how they play the game': Globe plays down impact of DITO Nika Lazo, ABS-CBN NewsUpdated as of Feb 10 05:41 PM Globe is unfazed by the incoming telco player DITO Telecommunity which is set to launch in March -- seeing no significant impact and no change in prices. Read more »
Globe net income down 16 pct to P18.6 billion in 2020 ABS-CBN NewsUpdated as of Feb 10 10:53 PM MANILA (UPDATED)- Globe Telecom saw a 16 percent drop in net income last year to P18.6 billion versus P22.3 billion in 2019 due to lower revenues and depreciation charges amid the pandemic. Read more »