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The Philippines’ Court of Appeals has approved an application from the nation’s two major operators to consolidate their legal challenge against the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) over their acquisition of the telecoms assets of conglomerate San…
The Philippines’ Globe Telecom has reported a 3% year-on-year increase in net profit and an 11% increase in revenue for the first of the year despite heightened competitive intensity. The operator recorded net income of nearly 9 billion pesos ($191.4…
The Philippines’ Globe Telecom has laid out a plan to extend mobile coverage to 95% of the nation’s municipalities and cities by end-2018. The operator has submitted a proposal with regulator NTC to use the spectrum due to be acquired through the co-purchase…
Turner Asia Pacific and Globe Telecom in the Philippines are making available to Globe customers two upgraded Cartoon Network apps. An authenticated version of the Cartoon Network Watch and Play app unlocks its full functionality, including a live stream of…
The chief of the new Philippines Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has ordered the inventory of used and unused telecoms spectra. In his first public speaking engagement and media interview since assumption into office on July 1,…
Netflix has entered into a partnership with Globe Telecom, to provide access to viewers the Philippine telco’s mobile or broadband service. Globe customers will be able to subscribe to Netflix through Globe, and enjoy its content anytime, anywhere, on nearly…
Globe Telecom has challenged the Internet Society-Philippines Chapter (ISOC) move to oppose Globe and PLDT’s proposed joint acquisition of San Miguel Corporation’s telecoms assets, including its 700-MHz spectrum holdings. ISOC recently wrote to the Philippine…
Globe Telecom announced that it has expanded its operations in Asia with the establishment of GlobeTel Japan, Inc. With this office in Tokyo, the company is in a better position to serve the communications needs of customers in the Philippines as well as the…
The Philippines’ Globe Telecom, via its Globe Business group, has deployed NetApp SolidFire’s all-flash scale-out storage platform to support its virtual private cloud and dedicated private cloud services. Globe Business provides a suite of products and…
Globe Telecom in collaboration with Google now offers the new generation Chromecast, with the promise for a connected life for the home. Globe’s broadband subscribers can avail of the new and improved Chromecast for an add-on of only P99 (about $2) per month.…
Globe Telecom in the Philippines and the mobile payments company Fortumo have sealed a partnership to launch enhanced direct carrier billing in the country. With this collaboration, over 52 million Globe customers will be able to use their mobile phones to…
Philippine operators Globe and PLDT have wasted no time in taking advantage of their newly-acquired 700-MHz spectrum holdings. Globe Telecom has announced it has activated the nation’s first cell site that utilizes the 700-MHz band, less than a week after…
Philippine conglomerate San Miguel corporation is selling its telecom business to incumbent operators PLDT and Globe following the collapse of its JV negotiations with Telstra. Under the agreement, San Miguel will sell its telecom unit Vega Telecom for 69.1…
The Philippines’ Globe Telecom has become the first operator in the nation to pilot using TV white space frequency for mobile broadband. The operator is collaborating with the ICT office of the Department of Science and Technology to trial use of the spectrum…
The Philippines’ Globe Telecom is encouraging the government to establish a new Department of ICT to help improve the state of local internet services and the nation’s digital readiness. Globe general counsel Froilan Castelo urged outgoing president Benigno…
Globe Telecom has entered a collaboration with the city government of Manila to roll out fiber broadband technology in Binondo. This initiative will provide internet connectivity with speeds of up to 1Gbps to the world’s oldest Chinatown. Early this year,…
