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In partnership with 8Telcom, Samsung Mobile Philippines has officially opened its second Samsung Experience Store, at Davao City’s Victoria Plaza Mall. Billed as the first redesigned concept store in the Philippines, it marks 8telcom’s 15th anniversary, with…
The Philippines’ Globe Telecom has commenced the commercial deployment of massive multiple input multiple output (MIMO) technology to improve the mobile connectivity experience in dense urban areas. The commercial deployment follows initial testing of the…
Following a renovation and enlargement, Montblanc Philippines has relaunched its Rustan’s Makati store as the first concept boutique of the German luxury brand for Southeast Asia. From an original 78 sqm, the store now covers 110 sqm, allowing the brand to…
Smart Communications, based in the Philippines, has awarded Redknee a services and support contract for an agile, flexible, and scalable converged billing, charging, and customer care platform. Redknee Unified promises service providers to enhance their…
The Philippines’ Smart Communications aims to make LTE services available in 70% of the population by the end of the year. A recent study from JP Morgan estimates that Smart’s nationwide LTE coverage reached 51.5% by the end of May, Smart VP of network…
Cebu Pacific (CEB), the only low-cost carrier servicing Manila and Sydney in Australia, has captured the largest market share for both passenger and cargo services on the route as of April 2017 and wants to increase its flight frequencies to this destination.…
The Philippines’ PLDT has expanded the reach of its FTTH services to east Metro Manila in the latest phase of its nationwide fiber expansion program. The operator has added over 70,000 fiber lines in the area following deployments in south Metro Manila as…
Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry trustee Arturo Milan has asked airline companies to make the Davao International Airport, also known as the F. Bangoy International Aiport, the hub for international flights in Mindanao to decongest traffic at the…
The Rhenus group will have its own national company in Australia, Rhenus Logistics Australia, in future too. The logistics specialist signed an agreement to purchase the freight forwarding company known as O’Brien Customs and Forwarding Pty Ltd in order to…
Cebu Pacific has started evening flights to and from Caticlan, the gateway to Boracay Island. CEB is the first carrier to introduce night flights and use the upgraded air traffic control system and newly-installed night navigational equipment at the Godofredo…
A Philippine think tank has urged the government to facilitate the entry of a third player into the nation’s telecoms market, but warned that a series of structural barriers will make this “extremely difficult” to achieve in the near future. The Philippine…
The Gokongwei-led airline said in a statement that it will add three round-trip flights weekly between Manila and Dumaguete, utilizing its 180-seater Airbus 320 aircraft. With the additional service, the budget carrier said the last flight will be leaving…
Decathlon, one of the world’s largest sporting goods retailers, is taking another step to realizing its tagline—”Making Sports Accessible to the Many”—when it will officially open its first Philippine store in Manila on June 30. Founded in France in 1976, the…
Luxury watchmaker Jaeger-LeCoultre has reopened its flagship store in Makati City in the Philippines, enhancing the experience for local timepiece gurus. Located in Ayala Center’s Greenbelt 5 in Makati, the 40-square-metre boutique was reopened last week with…
New Cebu Pacific direct domestic flights from Davao are seen as another door of opportunities for the local tourism industry especially for the upcoming Kadayawan Festival, said City Tourism Operations Office (CTOO) official. By July 26, Cebu Pacific will…
Budget airline Philippines Air Asia hopes to breach a new revenue record this year on expectations that people will fly more and avail themselves of add-on services such as onboard meals and extra luggage space. Philippines Air Asia is targeting revenue to…
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