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Globe urges users to avail of free LTE SIM card upgrade

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 23 02:51 PM

Subscribers using non-LTE sim cards who received a text message from Globe can just visit any official store to get a replacement for free, the telecommunications company said in a statement. Read more »

Smart, Sun, TNT to suspend mobile services on Black Nazarene route

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 08 09:30 PM

Mobile service in Quiapo, Manila will be temporarily suspended starting Jan. 8. Some cell sites in of Pasay, San Juan, Mandaluyong, Makati, Malabon, Caloocan and Quezon City that are near the procession route will also temporarily cease to operate, the telco said in an advisory. Read more »

'Shot across the bow': US increases pressure on UK ahead of key Huawei decision

Jack Stubbs and Alexandra Alper, Reuters
Posted at Jan 08 02:44 PM

Britain is expected to make a final call on how to deploy Huawei equipment in its future 5G networks later this month. It has been weighing US-led allegations that Huawei's telecoms equipment could be used to spy against Britain's relationship with Beijing and industry warnings that banning the firm outright would cost billions of dollars.   Read more »

Gokongwei group raises stake in PLDT to 11.23 percent

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 07 09:36 AM

The Gokongwei group's holding company acquired 7,046,979 common shares of PLDT through the purchase and conversion of ADRs or American Depositary Receipts at $19.70 (P1,003) apiece. Read more »

PLDT, Globe, Dito form phone number portability 'clearing house'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 03 09:33 AM

PLDT Inc, Globe Telecom and Dito Telecommunity tapped Floria-based Syniverse for the "clearing house" tasked to ensure the "smooth implementation" of phone number transfers, PLDT said in a disclosure. Read more »

Sanctions-hit Huawei plans components plant in Europe

Jürgen Hecker, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 18 10:51 PM

Chinese telecommunications group Huawei is working on a plan to build its own components at a site in Europe, its chairman told AFP, as the 5G leader strives to overcome US sanctions. Read more »

OPINION: The vicious circle of rent-seeking in the Philippines

Edmund Tayao
Updated as of Dec 13 05:59 PM

We always complain about governance, about rent-seeking, of the disgusting service we get despite paying good money in practically every service in the country, but we don’t go beyond complaining. Read more »

5G adoption to outpace 4G, says Qualcomm

Reuters
Posted at Nov 20 08:48 AM

Adoption of 5G will be faster than 4G due to the timing of commercialization of the technology in China and availability of chipsets across different price tiers, Qualcomm said. Read more »

Immigration officials nab 36 Japanese tagged in telecoms scam

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 15 12:41 PM

MANILA - The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Wednesday arrested 36 Japanese nationals, including 2 wanted criminals, for their alleged involvement in a telecommunications scam. Read more »

Ilang senador may pangamba sa pagkontrol ng China sa kuryente, telecom ng bansa

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 14 12:25 AM

Babala ng ilang mambabatas, dapat maging maingat sa pagpasok sa anumang kasunduan sa China. Read more »

NOW Corp inks 5G deal with Korean firm in bid to be 4th major telco

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 28 07:43 PM

NOW Corp said it has inked a deal with South Korea's largest telco to roll out 5G services in the Philippines and "leapfrog" other service providers.  Read more »

Bakit walong digits na ang ginagamit na landline number?

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 24 03:14 PM

Bakit nga ba walo na ang numero na ginagamit sa mga landline?  Read more »

Telco firm: Handset prices need to come down to see wider 5G adoption

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 22 10:45 PM

Globe Telecom president and CEO Ernest Cu said that the company is still waiting for handset makers to release affordable 5G phones. Read more »

NTC sets up action center following complaints to 8-number migration

Isay Reyes, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 06 04:54 PM

Representatives of different service providers arrived at the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to set up an action center on Sunday afternoon.  Read more »

Metro Manila landline numbers migrate to 8-digits from 7 on Oct. 6

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 04 03:46 PM

Telecommunication providers and other business establishments have announced the migration to 8-digit landline numbers from 7 digits effective Oct. 6 in compliance with the directive of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC). Read more »

Robredo: Chinese-linked telco should be put outside military installations

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 17 08:02 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday expressed serious concerns over the telecommunications deal between Chinese-linked Dito Telecommunity Corporation and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). Read more »

Chinese-linked DITO vows to comply with PH rules in military bases deal over espionage fears

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Updated as of Sep 17 11:18 PM

Third telecommunications player DITO Telecommunity on Tuesday said it would comply with all government requirement as a "Filipino company" after signing a deal to build facilities within military bases. Read more »

AFP allays espionage fears over deal with China-backed telco firm

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Posted at Sep 16 10:14 PM

AFP spokesperson Brig. Gen. Edgar Arevalo says the deal will still be scrutinized by Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana.   Read more »

Pangilinan hits deal allowing Chinese-linked 3rd telco to build infra in PH military bases

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 12 01:21 PM

MANILA - Opposition leader Sen. Francis Pangilinan on Thursday expressed concern over the military's agreement with telecommunications firm Dito Telecommunity Corp. to build communications infrastructure inside military bases, citing the involvement of a Chinese firm in the consortium.    Read more »

AFP inks deal allowing presence of Chinese-linked 3rd telco in military bases

Chiara Zambrano, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 12 09:37 AM

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Wednesday signed a deal with the consortium expected to be the Philippine's third telco player, to put its system, towers and facilities within military bases in the country. Read more »