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Kickstart Ventures eyes startups to address 'real life problems'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 15 10:42 AM

Kickstart Ventures, the company chosen by Ayala Corp to manage its $150 million venture capital fund, invests in digital companies that will become part of Globe Telecom’s “supply chain,” Kickstart Ventures president Minette Navarette told ANC’s The Briefing. Read more »

Globe readies network for poll data transmission

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 10 11:21 AM

SIM cards provisioned for election use passed quality tests by Smartmatic, the voting machine contractor, Globe said in a statement. Read more »

Globe Telecom Q1 net income up 44 percent on data push

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 06 09:41 AM

The Ayala-led carrier said it posted net income of P6.7 billion in the first quarter. Core net income, which excludes the impact of non-recurring charges and foreign exchange and market-to-market charges, grew 40 percent. Read more »

Globe to expand coverage of free WiFi service

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 29 08:26 PM

As of March 2019, GoWifi is accessible in 2,000 sites nationwide, from 500 last year, Globe said. Read more »

GCash moving into lifestyle payments, says Mynt CEO

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 25 10:55 AM

GCash has 20 million registered customers, who can pay using QR codes in 50,000 merchants, Mynt CEO Anthony Thomas told The Briefing on ANC's Market Edge. Read more »

Globe restores services in quake-hit Pampanga towns

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 23 10:58 AM

The Ayala-led telco said it also deployed mobile cell sites to augment services. Free call and phone charging are also available at Globe stations, the company said. Read more »

PLDT, Globe to roll out 5G network in PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 11 11:46 PM

The Philippines' so-called telco duopoly is in a tight race to roll out 5G technology this year. Read more »

Globe sets maintenance works in some areas

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 03 04:17 PM

Consumers can experience temporary system interruption for 2G, 3G and LTE wireless services due to the "complexity" of some technical works, which would require up to 5 hours to complete, the telecommunications firm said in a statement. Read more »

Ayala Corp posts P31.8 billion net income in 2018

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 13 11:59 AM

Ayala Corp said Wednesday its net income rose 5 percent to P31.8 billion in 2018, driven by strong earnings in real estate, telecommunications and power. Read more »

DICT meets with common tower providers and telco operators

Jacque Manabat, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 19 07:07 AM

DICT acting Secretary Eliseo Rio described the policy as a paradigm shift as it will open opportunities for tower builders, create more cell sites across the country, bring down costs of operating a telco, and eventually lower rates of network subscription. Read more »

Mislatel to pressure Globe, PLDT, analysts say

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 12 11:16 PM

Globe Telecom seeks to further ramp up spending this year as it continues to upgrade data-related services.  Read more »

Globe net income up 22 percent in 2018

Michelle Ong and Bruce Rodriguez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 12 02:22 PM

Consolidated service revenues totaled P132.9 billion in 2018 or 10 percent higher year-on-year driven by data-related services across all business segments, Globe said in a disclosure to the stock exchange.    Read more »

For P50, GCash offers cheap, easy investing

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 08 10:36 AM

GCash Invest Money was developed to encourage beginners who found investing difficult and “intimidating,” GCash product head for Invest Money Izza Castelo told ABS-CBN News.  Read more »

Tense rivalries, cash prizes at Globe PPGL 3 Finals

Globe Telecom
Posted at Jan 31 11:29 AM

The best teams and fighters from all over the Philippines met at the Glorietta 2 Activity Center for a two-day competition that saw a new e-sports kings crowned. Read more »

Globe data breach not just a simple error, says consumer group counsel

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 30 05:23 PM

The "personal data breach" issue reported by Globe Telecom is not just a simple error on the part of the company, a consumer group said Wednesday. Read more »

PH privacy watchdog probes Globe data breach

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 29 11:30 PM

The Philippines' privacy watchdog begins its probe into the data breach that hit thousands of Globe Telecom subscribers.  Read more »

Globe seeks to address 'severe' cell sites lack

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 28 05:47 PM

The Philippines should address its “severe lack of cellular sites," which only has 17,850 compared to 90,000 in Vietnam, 34,300 in Pakistan and 30,000 in Bangladesh, said Globe’s chief technology officer Gil Genio. Read more »

ALAMIN: Mga kalsadang kukumpunihin sa Kamaynilaan, Enero 25-28

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 25 03:30 PM

Inaabisuhan ang mga motorista na iwasan ang mga nabanggit na lugar at dumaan na lamang sa mga alternatibong ruta.    Read more »

Telcos to shut off some services in Kalibo, nearby areas during Ati-Atihan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 19 11:09 PM

Globe Telecom and Smart Communications Inc. said this was in compliance with a National Telecommunications Commission directive. Read more »

From Negros to Barcelona: A young athlete travels closer to his football dreams

Globe Telecom
Posted at Jan 15 01:35 PM

For this young athlete, gaining in-depth football training from world-class coaches was once a dream that has become a reality. Read more »