Politicians express security concern over potential China Telecom deal in Philippines A number of politicians in the Philippines have expressed their concern over the threat to national security posed by a…
Philippine telco taps Huawei for $28.5m project Philippine telecom and digital services provider PLDT and its mobile unit Smart Communications announced a US$28.5 million partnership with global…
FinTech growth allowing Filipinos access to banking needs Filipinos can now avail of affordable financial products and services such as mobile banking, remittance, insurance, loans and credit as…
Philippines’ Globe Telecom launches SEA-US subsea cable system Globe Telecom, one of the Philippines’ largest telecommunications providers, has launched the US$250 million Southeast Asia-United States (SEA-US) submarine cable…
Uber appeals Philippines ban adding to list of controversies Ride-sharing app service Uber has responded to a one-month ban in the Philippines by appealing to authorities on August 15.…
Singtel, Optus and Globe partner for initiative to boost business through technology Singapore’s Singtel announced a partnership with Australia’s Optus and the Philippine’s Globe Telecom to collaborate on its social innovation program,…
Huawei partners with Philippine telecommunications firm in 5G deal Huawei has officially announced details of a partnership with the largest telecommunications company in the Philippines. The Chinese colossus entered…
Philippine region of Makati takes first steps towards becoming a smart city "The beautiful city of Makati in the Philippines has taken the first steps towards becoming a smart city, following an…
Nokia and Smart showcase ‘live’ 5G for the first time in the Philippines Nokia and Smart, a wholly-owned subsidiary of PLDT, have achieved 5G speeds of 2.5 Gigabits per second (Gbps) using 100…
Asian cable operators moving to FTTP Cable operators Cemerland Multimedia (MegaVision) in Indonesia and Converge ICT (CICT) in the Philippines are deploying GPON systems from Calix…
SES provides satellite capacity for Sky Cable DTH in the Philippines Geostationary satellite operator, SES, has signed a multi-year, multi-transponder agreement with Sky Cable, the largest cable television provider in the…