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Marcos: Gov't 'left behind' in digitalization push

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 03 04:59 PM

President Marcos lamented that government was lagging in digitalization and appealed to concerned sectors to help fast-track improvements. Read more »

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

ABS-CBN News
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 deploys new antenna tech to improve LTE and 5G

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 31 02:33 PM

Globe Telecom said on Tuesday it has piloted a multi-beam, multi-band lens antenna technology which is the first in Southeast Asia. Read more »

Converge hits 2 million fiber port target in 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 24 03:00 PM

Converge ICT Solutions Inc said on Tuesday it has achieved its goal of hitting a 2 million fiber port rollout for 2022. Read more »

DICT mulls Starlink for free WiFi in remote areas

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 26 03:09 PM

DICT Usec. Jocelle Batapa-Sigue said the agency is looking at tapping satellite companies like Starlink to provide internet to far-flung areas. Read more »

Globe, partners land subsea cable in Boracay

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 13 11:42 AM

Globe Telecom along with its partners Eastern Communications and InfiniVAN Inc marked a milestone as the $150 million Philippine Domestic Submarine Cable Network (PDSCN) landed in the paradise island of Boracay. Read more »

Marcos again pushes for digitalization of bureaucracy

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 06 05:55 PM

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday renewed his push to improve internet connectivity and digital processes in the country. Read more »

Hybrid work key for BPOs to create 1.1-M new jobs: group

Joyce Balancio, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 23 04:56 PM

The IT-BPM industry plans to create 1.1 million additional jobs for Filipinos by 2028 and this can be done if the government back hybrid work, an industry group said. Read more »

Southeast Asian telcos ink deal for new subsea cable system

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 08 11:51 AM

A consortium of telecommunications companies in Southeast Asia signed an agreement to invest about $300 million for a submarine cable system. Read more »

Ookla reveals fastest mobile network in Q3 report

Smart Communications
Updated as of Nov 08 01:55 PM

Ookla, an internet testing group , reveals Smart as fastest mobile network in its 2022 third quarter report. Read more »

MSMEs to benefit from 'digital connectivity' push: PCCI

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 18 10:44 AM

The Philippine Chamber of Commerce is working with DICT to identify disadvantaged areas in terms of connectivity to extend much needed aid for MSMEs. Read more »

DICT, Cisco sign deal to support hybrid work

Warren de Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 12 08:55 PM

Cisco said a 2021 study it commissioned showed Filipinos actually benefited more from hybrid work compared to other ASEAN members. Read more »

SpaceX says likely won't need 42,000 satellites for Starlink internet

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 13 08:30 AM

SpaceX, which has requested authorization to deploy up to 42,000 satellites to provide its Starlink satellite internet service, probably won't need to launch that many into orbit, its chief operations officer said. Read more »

PH, SpaceX officials to meet during Marcos' US trip to discuss Starlink

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 09 05:42 PM

Uy said Starlink is likely to be rolled out in the country by 2023. Read more »

Converge says net income after tax hit P3.95 billion in Q2

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 11 04:19 PM

Converge ICT Solutions Inc said said its net income after tax grew to P3.95 billion in the first half of 2022. Read more »

AI sa govt services, makakabawas sa korapsyon: DICT chief

Zandro Ochona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 04 05:01 PM

Tututukan din ng Department of Information and Communications Technology ang pagpapabuti ng internet connectivity sa bansa. Read more »

Tower firm edotco sees growth in PH amid high data demand

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 14 06:51 PM

Telco tower firm edotco noted that a large part of the Philippines' 110 million population avidly uses social media, which drives data demand. Read more »

Converge gets tax perks for broadband in remote areas

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 18 01:12 PM

Converge said it has secured the approval of the Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) for tax incentives for its broadband rollout in remote areas until 2026. Read more »

Globe inks deal for satellite broadband service for mobile phones

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 29 11:54 AM

Globe Telecom on Friday said it has signed a memorandum of agreement with AST SpaceMobile Inc to bring the satellite broadband service to standard mobile phones in the country. Read more »

Tech firms, MSMEs to benefit from public service act: DFNN

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 20 02:16 PM

The signing of the amended Public Services Act, which liberalized ownership of select sectors such as telcos, could boost technology and knowledge transfer in the country, IT firm DFNN chairman Ramon Garcia said Wednesday. Read more »