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Globe builds over 2,200 new 5G sites, connects 1,702 new cell sites in 2022

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Posted at Feb 16 12:21 PM

Globe Telecom on Thursday said it has connected 1,702 new cell sites and built over 2,267 new 5G sites in 2022 as it expands its network infrastructure. Read more »

Globe posts P26.5 billion net income in Jan-Sept, up 48 pct

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Updated as of Nov 14 02:35 PM

Globe Telecom said on Monday its net income reached P26.5 billion, higher by 48 percent compared to P18 billion in the same period in 2021 driven by corporate data and mobile services. Read more »

Globe adds 252 5G cell sites in Mindanao

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Posted at Oct 18 02:13 PM

Globe Telecom on Tuesday said it has installed 252 5G-ready cell sites in Mindanao, which brought the total network to 933 in the first half of 2022. Read more »

Globe backs bill to ease telco builds in subdivisions

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Posted at Dec 07 03:20 PM

Globe is eyeing Senate approval of a measure that aims to make it easier for telcos to build infrastructure in villages, subdivisions and housing projects. Read more »

Device for local SMS blasts available online

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Posted at Oct 08 02:36 PM

A device that can be used to send location-based text blasts while bypassing carriers is available online, a telco official said Friday. Read more »

Expect better data experience with 4G LTE, 5G

Globe
Updated 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 »

Globe installs 212 new cell sites in NCR in first half

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Posted at Jul 15 02:30 PM

Globe Telecom installed 212 new cell sites in the National Capital Region in the first six months of the year, the Ayala-led telco said on Thursday.    Read more »

DICT eyes using 'untapped funds' for common towers

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Posted at May 06 02:37 PM

The Department of Information and Communications Technology is interested in investing in common towers in commercially unviable areas, a DICT official said Thursday.  Read more »

Globe eyes spending 'record' P70 billion capex for 2021

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Posted 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 »

Telco tower builder says completes 5th common tower, Globe to get first dibs

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Posted 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 »

'We have to see how they play the game': Globe plays down impact of DITO

Nika Lazo, ABS-CBN News
Updated 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

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Updated 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 »

Globe to ramp up 4G LTE rollout in key tourist destinations this month

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Posted at Feb 03 06:40 PM

Ayala-led Globe Telecom is set to ramp up 4G LTE network rollout in key tourist destinations this February. Read more »

Globe eyes 80 pct of Metro Manila with 5G coverage by year-end

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Updated as of Nov 19 09:35 AM

Ayala-led Globe Telecom said it aims to have 80 percent of Metro Manila with 5G coverage by year end, as it continues 5G network expansion in key cities in Visayas and Mindanao.   Read more »

Raps filed vs 183 village heads over SAP distribution anomalies; 89 suspended: Año

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 05 11:45 PM

More than 200 barangay chairpersons allegedly involved in anomalies in the distribution of the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) aid during the COVID-19 pandemic are either facing charges or have been suspended, Interior and Local Government Sec. Eduardo Año said Thursday. Read more »

Globe, DITO tap Aboitiz InfraCapital for small cell site deployment

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Posted at Oct 30 02:46 PM

Aboitiz InfraCapital Inc said Friday it has partnered with telco firms Globe Telecom and DITO Telecommunity for the deployment of small cell sites to boost their network coverage and capacity. Read more »

Globe eyes installation of 800 cell sites before end of 2020

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Posted at Oct 08 10:13 AM

Globe Telecom said Thursday it planned to install at least 800 cell sites during the fourth quarter of 2020 to improve mobile signal and connectivity.    Read more »

Globe Telecom claims upgrades in 4G network in NCR, Cavite, Bulacan, Rizal

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Posted at Sep 28 12:19 PM

Globe Telecom said Monday it was upgrading its 4G network in Metro Manila, most areas of Rizal, Cavite and Bulacan to help keep small and medium businesses compete online during pandemic.  Read more »

Globe Telecom sets 'largest network upgrade' to boost nationwide connectivity

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Posted at Sep 24 12:59 PM

Globe Telecom announced Thursday its "largest network upgrade" after the government called for enhanced internet service especially during the pandemic. Read more »

DITO yet to submit proposal on cell sites in military camps: AFP

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Posted at Sep 13 03:32 PM

DITO Telecommunity, the country’s third major telco, has yet to submit a proposal on the number of cell sites it proposes to set up in military camps, the Armed Forces of the Philippines said on Sunday.  Read more »