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DITO close to hitting 1M subscribers, to build facilities in Camp Aguinaldo

Jessica Fenol and Bruce Rodriguez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 11 03:58 PM

DITO Telecommunity said Friday it was "very close" to hitting the 1 million subscriber mark before its second-year audit set in July.    Read more »

This OG 5G offers 25GB of no expiry data

GOMO
Posted at Jun 10 02:15 PM

Understanding the need to always be connected online, GOMO is bringing back its 25GB of no expiry data for P199 promo. Read more »

Globe says home broadband market 'hyper competitive' due heightened demand

Bruce Rodriguez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 01 05:29 PM

Globe says home broadband market 'hyper competitive' due to fiber demand Read more »

Converge ICT says may give free boost up to 100 Mbps this year

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 19 01:35 PM

Converge ICT can boost the speed of its baseline subscribers from 35Mbps to 50 Mbps or even 100Mbps this year if it hits its milestone of getting 1.75 million subscribers before the end of 2021, the telco’s CEO said on Wednesday.  Read more »

Duterte renews franchise of third telco DITO for 25 years

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 18 04:25 PM

MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday signed a law renewing the franchise of DITO Telecommunity for another 25 years, a document from Malacañang showed. Read more »

DITO aims for 1.75 million subscribers by year end, denies drop in speed

Warren de Guzman and Art Fuentes, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 17 05:49 PM

DITO Telecommunity is now present in 100 cities and municipalities all over the Philippines and already has around half a million subscribers, officials of the telco said during the launch of its services in the National Capital Region on Monday.    Read more »

Globe Telecom signs $100 million loan to fund capex

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 17 02:09 PM

Globe Telecom signed a term loan facility with Bank of China (Hong Kong) for $100 million or around P4.8 billion to finance its capital expenditures, the company disclosed to the stock market on Monday.  Read more »

DITO offers data, call and text promo as third telco launches in NCR

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 17 02:02 PM

DITO Telecommunity on Monday announced that is offering 25GB of data for P199, which will be valid for a month, as the country’s third telco finally launches its services in the National Capital Region.  Read more »

US industry group applauds NYSE move to delist three Chinese telecoms companies

South China Morning Post
Updated as of May 13 01:00 PM

A US industry group on Monday applauded the New York Stock Exchange's move to delist China's big three telecommunications carriers to comply with a ban introduced last year by the Trump administration. Read more »

Globe Telecom says net income up 11 percent in Q1, cites 'very good' network conditions

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 07 04:22 PM

Globe Telecom said Friday its net income for the first quarter of 2021 hit P7.3 billion or higher by 11 percent compared to the same period last year as it professes its “unwavering” commitment to serve consumers during the pandemic. Read more »

DITO expands services to 15 more cities

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 01 10:19 AM

MANILA - DITO Telecommunity on Saturday said it has further expanded its services to 15 more areas in the country. Read more »

Globe and DITO Telecommunity begin interconnected services

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 19 02:52 PM

Globe Telecom said Monday their consumers would now be able send SMS and make domestic mobile calls to DITO subscribers and vice versa following the successful interconnection service between the two telcos.  Read more »

DITO expands to Luzon, adds service in 21 more cities

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 16 08:32 AM

DITO Telecommunity said Friday it has expanded its services to 21 more cities, including those in Luzon. Read more »

DITO Telecommunity to build 'Google campus-inspired' data center in Clark Global City

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 13 05:41 PM

DITO Telecommunity on Tuesday said it broke ground for its Google campus-inspired data center which would be developed along with Udenna Land Inc at the Clark Global City.   Read more »

DITO says services not yet 'officially available' in Luzon despite signal reports

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 29 12:36 PM

Social media users reported over the weekend that they were able to detect telco signals from DITO in parts of Luzon, while some even claimed to have conducted speed tests.  Read more »

'As good as cash': Globe says unused data convertible to rewards points, GCash

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 25 06:57 PM

Globe Telecom said prepaid and postpaid subscribers can now convert unused data into reward points or GCash credit to "maximize" their money's worth.   Read more »

Senate approves DITO franchise

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 24 06:16 PM

Seventeen senators approved the franchise of DITO, with Senators Risa Hontiveros and Francis Pangilinan voting against it and Sen. Panfilo Lacson abstaining. Read more »

DITO early adopters in Davao report fast downloads, initial interconnection problems

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 22 03:42 PM

Some users in Davao City who bought DITO sim cards said the new telco provides fast mobile download speeds but also reported initial problems connecting to other telco networks.  Read more »

Globe secures 495 new permits to build telco towers nationwide

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 17 11:15 AM

Globe Telecom said Wednesday it has secured 495 permits to build telco towers in the January to February period as local governments act on requests swiftly. Read more »

Aboitiz Equity Ventures sets P48 billion capex for 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 16 03:45 PM

Aboitiz Equity Ventures has allotted P48 billion in capital expenditures for 2021 along with its partners, the company disclosed to the stock market on Tuesday.    Read more »