Tag: PLDT

PLDT, Inc. said its fixed broadband download speeds had improved by 78% in 2020 after expansions and upgrades amid a pandemic crisis.

PLDT, Inc. is planning to produce more “innovative solutions” this year, as it expects that consumers would keep their digital lifestyle even after the coronavirus vaccine rollout.

PLDT, Inc. expects the biggest percentage of revenue increases to come from the home broadband market next year.

GLOBE TELECOM, Inc. and PLDT, Inc. on Tuesday detailed their plans for 2021, including new cell tower installations in various parts of the country.

PLDT, Inc. and its wireless arm Smart Communications, Inc. is launching a fiber optic link to reach customers in typhoon-prone Catanduanes.

THE recent partnership between a Japanese telecommunications provider and a unit of PLDT, Inc. made the listed telecommunications firm one of the most actively traded stocks last week.

Continuous investments in improving their fixed and wireless network and their customer support services have enabled the Philippines' largest integrated telco PLDT and its wireless subsidiary...

PLDT, Inc. Chairman Manuel V. Pangilinan has donated $1 million to The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania to establish an MBA fellowship fund and support a behavioral research laboratory, the company said in a statement.

A UNIT of PLDT, Inc. has partnered with Japan-based SoftBank Corp. to offer internet service to Japanese enterprises.

IN line with their push to “power sports with technology,” the country’s largest integrated telco PLDT and its wireless arm Smart Communications Inc. are rallying behind the country’s hosting of the third and final window of the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers in February and batting for its success.

PLDT, Inc. announced on Thursday that it ranked fourth out of the top 100 “most influential” information and communications technology companies worldwide in the 2020 Digital Inclusion Benchmark of the World Benchmarking Alliance.

PLDT HOME has partnered with Asus in bringing WiFi 6 technology and providing faster internet connection speeds to the internet provider’s subscribers starting Nov. 26.

PLDT, Inc. and its wireless arm Smart Communications, Inc. are launching a virtual meeting service for their customers to accommodate their queries or concerns, as the public health crisis continues.

PLDT, Inc. announced on Monday its creation of a data privacy and information security committee to “ensure guidance and oversight” over how the company addresses privacy and information security issues.

SPORTS and corporate life may seem to be distinct things, but at the core, they are pretty much similar.

PLDT, Inc. on Thursday reported a 95% growth in its attributable net income for the third quarter, noting that the period was an “all-time high” across its different business segments because of the spike in customer demand for digital services.

PLDT, Inc. is reaching out again to multinational technology company Cisco Systems, Inc. for a partnership for the second stage of its network modernization, the telco’s top official said.

PLDT Inc. may set a higher budget for the expansion of its 5G network next year, while also expecting its ability to deliver fixed wireless services to homes to increase significantly in a couple of years.

SMART COMMUNICATIONS, Inc., the wireless unit of PLDT Inc., said on Tuesday all its cell sites in central Philippines had been upgraded to LTE or long-term evolution, which increases the capacity and speed of wireless data networks.

PLDT Inc. and its wireless arm Smart Communications, Inc. said Monday they will be rolling out their fifth-generation (5G) network service in key areas in the Visayas and Mindanao, as part of their goal to turn the Philippines into a 5G country.

PLDT group seeks clarifications on conflicting provisions in anti-child pornography law

PLDT Inc. on Thursday warned customers that they might experience slower internet speeds from Sept. 26 to 30 due to maintenance activities on submarine cables.

PLDT Inc. and its wireless subsidiary Smart Communications, Inc. said they have asked the government to make more than 300 areas accessible for installation and repair works.

PLDT, Inc. said Monday it was exploring opportunities in Sky Cable Corp., a subsidiary of ABS-CBN Corp. 

THE Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) green-lit DMC Urban Property Developers, Inc.’s acquisition of the Makati-based office building assets of PLDT Inc.

PLDT, INC. and Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) have turned over P45 million worth of hospital equipment to East Avenue Medical Center for its new facility to respond to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

PLDT, INC. is proposing internationally adopted standards to measure the improvements made by the telecommunications sector by December.

PLDT, INC. is putting on hold the plan to redevelop the company’s Ramon Cojuangco Building (RCB) in a prime spot in Makati City, its chairman said.

MARKET PLAYERS reacted to news surrounding telecom giant PLDT, Inc. last week — namely, President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s renewed threats to close or expropriate telco firms if they do not improve on their services, and the announcement of PLDT subsidiary Smart Communications, Inc. to launch its fifth-generation (5G) service starting the end of July.

Around 80,000 employees have returned to work By Mariel Alison L. Aguinaldo Companies across various industries have restarted their operations in Central Luzon amid the COVID-19...

PLDT Enterprise is offering a business “solutions bundle” that is specifically designed to help struggling micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) restart their operations...

PLDT Inc. (PLDT) is proposing to issue US dollar-denominated senior unsecured notes, which S&P Global Ratings gave a BBB+ long-term issue rating.

PLDT Inc. (PLDT) said on Thursday it had joined a consortium to build a 9,400-kilometer “high-performance” submarine cable connecting six major countries in East and Southeast Asia.

PLDT Inc. will roll out its fifth generation (5G) network by the end of this year, the listed telecommunications company said, citing the current virus outbreak as the reason for the delay.

PLDT Inc. on Tuesday said that its revenues had been doing well since April, making it possible that its performance for the first half of the year will surpass last year’s despite the coronavirus crisis.

PLDT, Inc. and Smart Telecommunications, Inc. have partnered with Grab Philippines for the quick delivery of their products straight to the homes of their customers within 24 hours.

As the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues to keep families at home, parents and children get to spend more time with each other. This...

THE coronavirus pandemic is pushing PLDT Inc. to delay the launching of its fifth-generation (5G) network services, Chief Revenue Officer Alfredo S. Panlilio of the Pangilinan-led telecommunications company said.

WHILE the coronavirus grinds the $331 billion Philippine economy to almost a halt, a boom in mobile digital payments is reviving investor interest in the nation’s two telecom carriers.

PLDT, Inc. and its wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. said they will implement beginning May 1 a six-month installment payment scheme for the outstanding monthly bills of their postpaid customers.

PLDT wireless subsidiary Smart Communications, Inc. and Globe Telecom, Inc. have further improved their 4G availability scores, according to a recent report by wireless...

Current stakeholders of technology company Voyager Innovations, Inc. (Voyager) have committed up to $120 million in fresh capital to fuel its expansion through its financial technology arm PayMaya Philippines, Inc.

THE innovation laboratory (Innolab) of the enterprise business of PLDT, Inc. has signed a partnership agreement with artificial intelligence platform provider Senti AI to “co-create” relevant solutions for businesses in the country.

JG SUMMIT Holdings, Inc. has acquired a bigger stake in PLDT, Inc. to give it at least a 10^th of the shares in the telecommunications services provider, the Gokongwei-led firm told the stock exchange on Tuesday.

PLDT, Inc. saw its attributable profit drop by 16% in the third quarter, as higher revenues from its wireless business were weighed down by lower earnings from its fixed-line and other businesses.