Telecommunications News
SMC sells telco assets to PLDT, Globe
30 May, 2016 at 14:07
Industry giants Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) and Globe Telecom will jointly buy out the telecommunications assets of conglomerate San Miguel Corp.
The third utility
26 May, 2016 at 14:30
Two weeks after the 2016 elections, and six weeks before his term ends, President Aquino signed the “Department of Information and Communications Technology Act of 2015” into law.
Aquino signs law creating ICT dep’t
24 May, 2016 at 16:30
The signing of the law creating the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is seen as making the Philippines a more attractive destination for ICT, outsourcing and offshore companies…
Rody tells telcos: Shape up or face...
24 May, 2016 at 15:10
Davao City—The two dominant telecommunication firms in the country better shape up and improve the speed of Internet download, one of the slowest in the world.
PH ranked 89th in e-commerce growth
27 April, 2016 at 08:00
The Philippines ranked 89th out of 137 countries and territories worldwide in terms of readiness to support online shopping and other business-to-consumer electronic commerce (or B2C e-commerce)…
More port calls seen for cruise tourism
21 April, 2016 at 13:30
The Department of Tourism (DOT) expects cruise tourism to exceed the port calls in 2015 as the agency continues to expand avenues amid air connectivity issues in the country.
Candidates to Lead Philippines Seek to Tap...
20 April, 2016 at 10:28
Rodrigo Duterte had the crowd with him. The Philippine presidential candidate was telling a recent rally about a prison riot in 1989 in the southern city where he is mayor, and was mayor at the time.
‘Persistent’ hackers targeting PHL come from China:...
19 April, 2016 at 11:54
Philippine organizations are ‘twice as likely to face advanced cyber attacks than worldwide average’ according to a study by US-based virtual machine-based security company.
An Indonesian tycoon’s media empire in the...
15 April, 2016 at 13:33
My column on Monday talked about the so-called SWS Mobile “Survey” as being anomalous since it is not really a survey, but involves the same permanent panel of about 750 people whose views are extracted for each survey run.
Groups make final push for proposed PPP...
13 April, 2016 at 12:30
The massive pipeline of key infrastructure deals—possibly at around a trillion pesos in total cost— is a reflection of how much money the Philippines needs to invest to improve the quality of life in the country.
Risk sharing broke SMC-Telstra talks
15 March, 2016 at 15:41
Talks on a telecommunications joint venture between San Miguel Corp. and Australian mobile telephone service provider Telstra fell through after the latter insisted on receiving a full refund of its investment should the deal run into regulatory problems.
Seven imperatives for the next president
14 March, 2016 at 16:43
EVERY THINKING voter needs to hear from our presidential candidates about their platform of government, or what they, in aspiring to lead the country, consider the foremost priorities in meeting our country’s challenges, and how they propose to address them.
Go for the bold!
14 March, 2016 at 10:48
For the fourth time in the last five years, I was honored by an invitation from the Joint Foreign Chambers of the Philippines (JFC) to speak at its prestigious Arangkada Philippines Forum. This year’s theme was “A Bolder and More Inclusive Decade.”
Telcos: Blame PHL’s poor internet service on...
9 March, 2016 at 10:23
STEADY improvements in the telecommunications industry were seen toward the end of 2015, data from research firms showed, as operators stepped up investments in their data networks.
