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DITO CME says telco’s new towers withstood Odette

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 22 11:46 AM

DITO CME president Eric Alberto said DITO telco’s services remained operational in the areas hit by Odette thanks to the company’s new infrastructure. Read more »

DITO hits 5 million subscribers, posts P2-B revenues

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 20 05:23 PM

DITO Telecommunity said Monday it now has 5 million subscribers and has posted P2 billion in revenues, nine months after its commercial launch last March. Read more »

Huawei reports 32% revenue plunge

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 29 06:31 PM

Chinese telecom giant Huawei said Friday its revenue plunged by a third in the first three quarters of the year. Read more »

Beijing blasts US ban on China Telecom

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 28 04:48 PM

A ban by the United States to stop China Telecom from operating in the country on national security concerns is "malicious suppression", Beijing said. Read more »

US regulator revokes authority of China Telecom's unit

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 27 10:35 AM

US regulators on Tuesday revoked the authorization for China Telecom's American subsidiary to conduct business in the United States, citing "significant" national security risks. Read more »

DITO says 3-million subscriber mark reached

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 21 11:32 AM

A total of 3 million have subscribed to the services of third telco DITO Telecommunity as of Tuesday, Sept. 21, it said. Read more »

DITO aiming for 6 million subscribers this year

Warren de Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Posted 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 »

China Telecom rises marginally in Shanghai debut

Reuters
Posted at Aug 20 11:12 AM

China Telecom Corp opened 5.7 percent higher on its first day of trading in Shanghai, after raising $7.3 billion in the world's biggest public share offering so far this year. Read more »

China Telecom eyes $8.4-billion Shanghai IPO, world's biggest in 2021

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 09 02:35 PM

China Telecom could raise more than $8 billion in a Shanghai initial public offering that would be the biggest this year, months after it was delisted in the United States amid Washington's stand-off with Beijing. Read more »

DITO close to hitting 1M subscribers, to build facilities in Camp Aguinaldo

Jessica Fenol and Bruce Rodriguez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 11 03:58 PM

DITO Telecommunity said Friday it was "very close" to hitting the 1 million subscriber mark before its second-year audit set in July.    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 »

Third telco DITO says may offer broadband services next year

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 02 06:06 PM

DITO Telecommunity on Tuesday said it might start offering broadband service in 2022.  Read more »

LIST: DITO will be available in these areas on March 8

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 02 06:19 PM

DITO Telecommunity on Tuesday released the list of cities and nearby municipalities where its services will launch on its debut on March 8.  Read more »

Third telco DITO to 'spend on towers rather than K-Pop stars': official

Jessica Fenol and Warren De Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 23 02:55 PM

Popular Korean actors and K-pop stars are unlikely to endorse third telco DITO Telecommunity as the company would rather spend on towers and network expansion, its chief administrative officer Adel Tamano said Tuesday. Read more »

DITO to launch commercially on March 8 starting with Davao, Cebu

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 23 01:33 PM

DITO Telecommunity said Tuesday it would launch commercially on March 8 starting in Davao and Cebu, its chief technology officer Adel Tamano said. Read more »

DITO logs speeds of 507 Mbps for 5G, 85 Mbps for 4G; passes audit: NTC

ABS-CBN News
Updated 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 »

NYSE to delist 3 Chinese telecoms in dizzying about-face

John McCrank and Anirban Sen, Reuters
Posted at Jan 07 02:27 PM

The New York Stock Exchange said on Wednesday it will delist three Chinese telecom companies, confirming its latest U-turn on the matter a day after U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin told the NYSE chief he disagreed with an earlier decision to reverse the delistings. Read more »

China securities regulator says NYSE delistings 'political', impact 'limited'

Reuters
Updated as of Jan 04 02:36 PM

China's securities regulator on Sunday said New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) plans to delist three Chinese telecom firms are "political" and that the impact will be "limited". Read more »

China telecom firms slide after New York delisting as oil giants fret

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 04 12:22 PM

Shares in China's big three state-owned telecom companies slid in Hong Kong Monday during the first day of trading since the New York Stock Exchange announced it was delisting the firms.   Read more »

Beijing protests over move to delist Chinese telecoms firms from New York Stock Exchange

Catherine Wong, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jan 03 08:23 AM

China Telecom, China Mobile and China Unicom Hong Kong will be removed from the NYSE to comply with an executive order from Donald Trump. The Commerce ministry in Beijing says US is abusing national security concerns and vows to safeguard the firms’ interests. Read more »