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Internet glitch cuts short Palace briefing

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Posted at Jun 17 06:39 PM

A problem with internet connectivity on Thursday forced Malacañang to cut short its press briefing.    Read more »

PH's fixed broadband internet speed in March fastest since 2016 but still lags at 81st in the world

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Posted at Apr 17 02:23 PM

Citing Ookla's Speedtest Global Index report, the DICT said the country posted a 7.79 Mbps download speed increase in March from the 38.46 Mbps recorded in February, registering a 20.25 percent jump in  Read more »

Converge sets P20B capex for 2021, eyes 55 pct of homes nationwide

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Updated as of Mar 12 12:10 PM

Converge Information and Communications Technology Solutions said Thursday it allotted some P20 billion for capital expenditure this year.   Read more »

Converge sets P20B capex for 2021, eyes 55 pct of homes nationwide

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 11 12:40 PM

Converge Information and Communications Technology Solutions said Thursday it allotted some P20 billion for capital expenditure this year.   Read more »

Philippines moves up 10 spots in mobile internet speed ranking: Ookla

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Posted at Mar 02 03:44 PM

Average mobile download speeds in the country reached 25.77 Mbps in January putting the Philippines at no. 86 in a ranking of 140 countries. Read more »

DICT urges Duterte to 'intensify push' for better telco service

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 21 02:58 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte must "intensify the push" for telecommunications firms to improve their services, even after their gains last year, the Department of Information and Communications said on Thursday.  Read more »

Internet woes hit Palace briefing on telcos' service

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Posted at Jan 21 02:31 PM

Internet trouble on Thursday briefly interrupted Malacañang's virtual press briefing that in part tackled the service improvement of telecommunications firms.   Read more »

Palace: NTC says telcos improved internet speed

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 12 02:07 PM

The National Telecommunications Commission has reported to President Rodrigo Duterte that internet service providers have improved their download speed, his spokesman said on Tuesday.   Read more »

Congress doubles proposed DICT budget to P1.9 billion

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 13 11:17 AM

Congress allocated P1.9 billion to the Department of Information and Communications Technology in the proposed 2021 budget on top of funds for free WiFi in public areas and state schools, a senator said Sunday. Read more »

NTC to check improvement in internet speed by end-December

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 11 01:08 PM

"Nakikita naman po natin na pataas e, pataas iyong average speed so meron pong improvement. Iyong nga lang, hindi gaanong substantial ang improvement," Deputy Commissioner Edgardo Cabarios said.    Read more »

Faster internet up to telcos, Palace says despite call for gov't investment

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 10 03:49 PM

Boosting the country's internet speed is up to telecommunication providers, Malacacañang said Thursday, after a firm and a regulator said this required government investment.    Read more »

Philippines internet speed 'not yet that good,' Honasan clarifies

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Posted at Oct 06 12:52 PM

MANILA - Secretary Gregorio Honasan of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said Tuesday the country's internet connection was "not yet that good," changing his earlier statement that drew public backlash. Read more »

Globe says broadband prices dropped over 60 percent as telco ramps up investments in network

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 22 02:29 PM

Globe Telecom said Tuesday the prices of its broadband services have dropped by more than 60 percent since 2016 as the company ramped up investments to improve its internet infrastructure. Read more »

Lapid seeks probe on status of PH internet as schools, businesses move online

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 03 03:03 AM

MANILA - Sen. Lito Lapid on Tuesday pushed to investigate the status of Philippine internet speeds, connectivity and bandwidth capacity to ensure the country is prepared to accommodate the shift to digital work and education triggered by the coronavirus crisis. Read more »

'Heroes,' related searches on Google 'soared' in 2019

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 13 08:21 PM

Heroes and other keywords related to it "soared" in 2019 as Internet users searched the web about superhero movies and real-life individuals who showed remarkable bravery, according to data from Google.  Read more »

Cambodia feared lagging behind predators in cybersex trafficking crackdown

Matt Blomberg, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Sep 11 11:55 AM

PHNOM PENH (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - US and Australian crime fighters are preparing Cambodia for a spike in online child sex abuse cases but local officials fear that predators are a step ahead of police due to narrow laws. Read more »