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Globe says home broadband market 'hyper competitive' due heightened demand

Bruce Rodriguez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 01 05:29 PM

Globe says home broadband market 'hyper competitive' due to fiber demand Read more »

Converge ICT says may give free boost up to 100 Mbps this year

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 19 01:35 PM

Converge ICT can boost the speed of its baseline subscribers from 35Mbps to 50 Mbps or even 100Mbps this year if it hits its milestone of getting 1.75 million subscribers before the end of 2021, the telco’s CEO said on Wednesday.  Read more »

Converge ICT, Starlink satellite internet service unlikely this year

Bruce Rodriguez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 17 07:23 PM

Converge ICT said it may not offer satellite broadband services this year as talks with Elon Musk's SpaceX Starlink project remain far from being finalized. Read more »

DITO aims for 1.75 million subscribers by year end, denies drop in speed

Warren de Guzman and Art Fuentes, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 17 05:49 PM

DITO Telecommunity is now present in 100 cities and municipalities all over the Philippines and already has around half a million subscribers, officials of the telco said during the launch of its services in the National Capital Region on Monday.    Read more »

Globe Telecom signs $100 million loan to fund capex

ABS-CBN News
Posted 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 »

Converge income almost triples in Q1 as subscriber base almost doubles

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 17 01:30 PM

Converge ICT said its net income after tax almost tripled, rising to P1.55 billion in the first quarter of this year from P574 million in the same period last year amid strong subscriber growth.    Read more »

DITO offers data, call and text promo as third telco launches in NCR

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 17 02:02 PM

DITO Telecommunity on Monday announced that is offering 25GB of data for P199, which will be valid for a month, as the country’s third telco finally launches its services in the National Capital Region.  Read more »

PH's fixed broadband internet speed in March fastest since 2016 but still lags at 81st in the world

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 17 02:23 PM

Citing Ookla's Speedtest Global Index report, the DICT said the country posted a 7.79 Mbps download speed increase in March from the 38.46 Mbps recorded in February, registering a 20.25 percent jump in  Read more »

Converge eyes Q2 VisMin fiber broadband commercial launch

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 01 07:41 AM

Converge Information and Communications Technology Solutions Inc it plans to launch commercial fiber broadband services in Visayas and Mindanao by the second quarter.  Read more »

Refunds for downtime: DICT backs bill making telcos pay for service interruptions

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 30 04:37 PM

The Department of Information and Communications Technology on Tuesday said it supports a bill requiring telcos and and internet service providers to give refunds for service outages and interruptions. Read more »

Converge says customer service beefed up in NCR Plus amid ECQ

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 29 04:48 PM

Converge ICT Solutions Inc said Monday it has increased its personnel, communications channels, and service vehicles to ensure continued service during the enhanced community quarantine. Read more »

Senate approves DITO franchise

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 24 06:16 PM

Seventeen senators approved the franchise of DITO, with Senators Risa Hontiveros and Francis Pangilinan voting against it and Sen. Panfilo Lacson abstaining. Read more »

DITO early adopters in Davao report fast downloads, initial interconnection problems

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 22 03:42 PM

Some users in Davao City who bought DITO sim cards said the new telco provides fast mobile download speeds but also reported initial problems connecting to other telco networks.  Read more »

SKY Fiber offers free speed boost for home internet subscriptions

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 19 04:34 PM

SKY Fiber said subscribers can now enjoy leveled-up internet after speeds of their home internet service were upgraded without an added cost. Read more »

'It's on': Philippines' Converge says talks with Elon Musk's SpaceX Starlink ongoing

Michelle Ong, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 12 12:23 PM

Converge Information and Communications Technology Solutions Inc said Friday it has conducted "several talks" with officials of Elon Musk's SpaceX for its Starlink broadband satellite internet technology.   Read more »

Converge sets P20B capex for 2021, eyes 55 pct of homes nationwide

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 12 12:10 PM

Converge Information and Communications Technology Solutions said Thursday it allotted some P20 billion for capital expenditure this year.   Read more »

Duterte signs order expanding satellite access for ISPs, app and service operators

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 11 08:47 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has issued an executive order allowing internet service providers and value-added service providers access to all satellite systems.    Read more »

SKYBIZ offers 50 percent discount on broadband plans to small businesses

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 11 04:49 PM

SKYBIZ said Thursday it is offering 50 percent discount on any BIZ Broadband plan for three months to help small and medium enterprises bounce back. Read more »

Converge sets P20B capex for 2021, eyes 55 pct of homes nationwide

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 11 12:40 PM

Converge Information and Communications Technology Solutions said Thursday it allotted some P20 billion for capital expenditure this year.   Read more »

DITO CME shares plunge days after DITO telco’s commercial roll out

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 10 08:16 PM

Shares of DITO CME Holdings plunged 25 percent on Wednesday ending at P9 per share from a previous close of P12, two days after DITO Telecommunity finally rolled out commercial services.  Read more »