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Dennis Uy media unit says plans to deliver entertainment, other services

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 28 10:26 PM

DITO Communications Media Entertainment said “it will plan to invest in and partner with creative organizations and thought leaders to develop and distribute entertainment, sports and educational programs for various platforms.” Read more »

Third telco player DITO hastens rollout, set to 'launch soonest'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 28 02:36 PM

Third telecommunications player DITO Telecommunity said Tuesday it "shared" the connectivity concerns raised by President Rodrigo Duterte during his 5th State of the Nation Address (SONA).   Read more »

Duterte threatens to shut, expropriate telcos if no improvement by December

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 27 11:21 PM

MANILA (UPDATE) -- President Rodrigo Duterte said Monday he would "close" all telecommunication providers and "expropriate" if services won't improve by December.  Read more »

Dennis Uy's Udenna says ABS-CBN frequency acquisition rumors 'completely false'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 15 04:05 PM

Udenna Corp said Wednesday the rumors circulating that it was interested in acquiring the frequencies of shuttered ABS-CBN broadcast operations wre "unfounded and completely false." Read more »

'Full consideration' for Mislatel: Poe flags 'mystery' in House decision on ABS-CBN franchise

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 13 09:20 PM

Sen. Grace Poe on Monday said it is a "mystery" why a House panel rejected ABS-CBN's franchise renewal bid, when it gave "full consideration" for the third telco player that sought for a license to operate last year. Read more »

DITO says Rio misinformed on technical audit extension

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 03 04:50 PM

DITO Telecommunity said Friday former Department of Information and Communications Technology Usec. Eliseo Rio was misinformed about the third telco's technical audit extension. Read more »

DITO remains 'on track' with March 2021 launch despite audit delay

Jessica Fenol and Warren De Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 03 01:31 PM

DITO Telecommunity said Friday it was still "on track" to meet its commercial launch in March 2021 despite delays in its technical audit originally set this month. Read more »

DITO Telecommunity to miss July 8 deadline to offer 27 mbps internet service: ex-DICT official

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 01 05:37 PM

DITO Telecommunity, the Philippines' third telco, is poised to miss its commitment to deliver 27 megabits per second (Mbps) internet speed covering 37 percent of the country by next week, a former Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) official said Wednesday. Read more »

Third telco DITO warns public vs fake accounts collecting payment for services

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 15 05:22 PM

DITO, a consortium of Dennis Uy's Udenna Corp and Chelsea Logistics with China Telecom, have not allowed "any individual, group, or entity to collect any form of payment for any DITO Telecommunity products or services," the firm said in a statement. Read more »

DITO can meet third telco deadlines despite coronavirus: official

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 03 04:39 PM

The joint venture between tycoon Dennis Uy's Udenna Corp and China Telecom pledged to put in place up to 37 percent coverage with 27 mbps data speed by July. Read more »

DICT chief: Rollout of DITO Telecommunity may be delayed due to COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 26 11:57 PM

The Department of Information and Communications Technology is ready to give DITO Telecommunity more leeway in hitting its rollout targets amid logistics delays created by the coronavirus outbreak. Read more »

DITO works around coronavirus impact on China Telecom

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 21 12:23 PM

There "is some delay" in sourcing materials such as fiber, equipment and technology from China due to the COVID-19 outbreak that originated from its city of Wuhan in Hubei province, chief administrative officer Adel Tamano told DZMM.    Read more »

DITO Telecommunity to begin commercial operations by March 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 21 12:09 AM

The Philippines' incoming third major telco player, DITO Telecommunity, clarified that its services will be available by March 2021, and not by July this year. Read more »

DITO says it has enough resources to challenge PLDT, Globe

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 20 03:41 PM

DITO, a consortium of Dennis Uy's Udenna Corp, Chelsea Logistics and state-run China Telecom, is "confident" that there is enough resources to rollout a total of 5,000 towers, its chief administrative officer Adel Tamano said.    Read more »

Third telco DITO 'leaning heavily' on Chinese partner, allays cybersecurity fears

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 20 02:20 PM

China Telecom has been "doing business here for a long time," providing services to other players, DITO chief admnistrative officer Adel Tamano said, allaying cybersecurity fears.  Read more »

Third telco DITO says no delay in roll-out of services

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 12 04:53 PM

DITO Telecommunity's roll-out of services will not be delayed, a member of the consortium behind the telco said on Wednesday after a newspaper reported that it was having problems building new telco towers. Read more »

DITO says ready to roll out telco service by July

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 29 04:17 PM

DITO has committed to cover 37 percent of the country and deliver 27 megabits per second internet speed within its first year of operations.  Read more »

The country's third telco player will make municipalities in the country future-ready

ANCX
Updated as of Jan 12 11:15 PM

It hasn't even started taking in subscribers yet, but DITO Telecommunity is already making waves. It just signed an agreement with the League of Municipalities of the Philippines to connect barangays all over the Philippines. Read more »

PLDT, Globe, Dito form phone number portability 'clearing house'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 03 09:33 AM

PLDT Inc, Globe Telecom and Dito Telecommunity tapped Floria-based Syniverse for the "clearing house" tasked to ensure the "smooth implementation" of phone number transfers, PLDT said in a disclosure. Read more »

2019 Yearender: Tech -- Third telco, 5G loom as iPhone goes 'Pro'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 26 08:51 PM

The world was on the cusp of the "internet of things" with telecommunications firms and smartphone makers racing to adopt the new mobile standard, 5G. Read more »