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More customers to enjoy 4G LTE services in select provinces next month: Globe

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 26 11:02 AM

Globe Telecom said Friday more customers would enjoy improved services in Pampanga, Batangas, Laguna and parts of Cavite next month following an aggressive network modernization that upgraded services to 4G LTE.    Read more »

Globe inks interconnection deal with DITO for mobile calls, SMS

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 24 06:59 PM

Globe Telecom said Wednesday it signed an interconnection deal with the country's third telco DITO Telecommunity which will enable subscribers of both telcos to make domestic mobile calls and send SMS without additional charges. Read more »

15,000 telco towers, target maitayo sa bansa sa susunod na 3 taon

Joyce Balancio, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 23 09:26 PM

Target ng pamahalaan na madagdagan ng 15,000 telco towers ang telecommunications infrastructure ng bansa sa susunod na 3 taon. 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 »

Telco tower builder says completes 5th common tower, Globe to get first dibs

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 23 11:09 AM

IETI said the new tower is the fifth project it has completed but is the first that was built to suit the specifications of a client, which is Globe. Read more »

PLDT, DITO sign interconnection deal for fixed, wireless subscribers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 23 09:35 AM

PLDT said it would establish and manage the facility which would operate as the "primary physical interface" for both firms.  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 »

Globe expands 5G network footprint in 1,069 areas nationwide as of January

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 22 09:23 AM

Globe Telecom on Monday said its 5G network has rolled out in 1,069 areas nationwide following an "aggressive" expansion drive.  Read more »

DICT urges telcos to comply with laws vs child pornography, online sexual abuse

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 19 03:43 PM

Telecommunication firms and internet service providers should comply with laws against online child sexual exploitations, the country's technology watchdog said Friday, after reports of online abuse rose during the pandemic. Read more »

'We have to see how they play the game': Globe plays down impact of DITO

Nika Lazo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 10 05:41 PM

Globe is unfazed by the incoming telco player DITO Telecommunity which is set to launch in March -- seeing no significant impact and no change in prices. Read more »

Globe net income down 16 pct to P18.6 billion in 2020

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 10 10:53 PM

MANILA (UPDATED)- Globe Telecom saw a 16 percent drop in net income last year to P18.6 billion versus P22.3 billion in 2019 due to lower revenues and depreciation charges amid the pandemic. Read more »

Globe to ramp up 4G LTE rollout in key tourist destinations this month

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 03 06:40 PM

Ayala-led Globe Telecom is set to ramp up 4G LTE network rollout in key tourist destinations this February. 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

ABS-CBN News
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 »

DITO says ready for technical audit, to roll out services in March

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 07 04:59 PM

DITO Telecommunity, which won the bid to be the country's third major telco, on Thursday said it is ready for its technical audit, and can roll out services in March this year.  Read more »

NYSE starts delisting 3 Chinese telco companies

Reuters
Posted at Jan 01 07:18 PM

The New York Stock Exchange is starting the process of delisting securities of three Chinese telecom companies, after President Donald Trump last month barred US investments in Chinese firms Washington says are owned or controlled by the military. 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 »