If you’re a PLDT customer in the Quezon and Timog Avenue area and are currently experiencing no data and voice services at all, we now know the reason why. PLDT, in an official advisory, blames a Globe contractor for the fiber cut that have disrupted services in the area. Here’s the official verbiage: We wish […]
Despite all the economic progress our country has been enjoying, the Philippines still lacks mass transit infrastructure. That includes the ever important trains, and the assets that we do have in our country are either too old or too few to service the thousands of commuters that ply the metro each day (just ask the […]
It’s official: the first ever Department of Information and Communications Technology chief under the Duterte administration has been confirmed to be ex-Globe Chief Legal Counsel Atty. Rodolfo Salalima. Salalima, which has been with Globe as early as 1993, has been tapped to become the first ever chief of the newly formed DICT, which was recently […]
A few days ago PLDT and Globe announced that they signed a Memorandum of Agreement to finally allow IP peering between the telco companies. What does this mean for the everyday Filipino Internet user? At this point we can’t really say how big of an effect this will have for everyone. Based on the press […]
As expected the new logos of both Smart and its parent company PLDT wasn’t just for show – tonight the two firms announced that they will be undergoing a digital pivot that’s expected to last three years to transform its networks into the country’s most data capable infrastructure as well as offer several new digital […]
Will we finally be getting fast internet? Days after incoming President Rodrigo Duterte said that he’s planning to deal a blow to cartels in both energy and telecommunications because of bad service, both Globe and PLDT have pledged to support his drive for faster internet in the PH. “We support the call for faster internet. […]
In March, Senator Ralph Recto proposed to pass a bill that would not only restructure the DOTC and concentrate its efforts on the transportation woes of the country, but create a new department to primarily handle the information and communications sector. Today, President Aquino just signed the law making Republic Act No. 10844, known as […]
But there’s a catch With the deal between Australian telco Telstra and food conglomerate San Miguel falling through, many people have lost faith for a third telco to challenge incumbents Smart and Globe. We’ve gone on record before that San Miguel will still try to launch the third telco within this year lest they lose […]
Will we ever see a third telco materialize? If you haven’t heard, Telstra earlier today announced that their talks with San Miguel Corp. have broken down, dashing the hopes of many of the Australian company entering the PH, at least of the immediate future. Now looking at the uproar that many pinoys over the news, […]
Chopper rides for cheap GrabTaxi has officially announced their newest service today: GrabHeli. Starting tomorrow you can book with GrabTaxi for aerial tours around the metro for for Php 3888. You book through through the app, then a GrabCar picks you up and takes you Philjets’ hangar in Pasay. From there, you get to ride […]
Cherry Mobile partners with Globe Big news from Cherry Mobile today: the local brand has announced their own prepaid service dubbed as Cherry Prepaid. Since starting from scratch setting up their own network infrastructure is frankly a pain in the behind (just ask San Miguel and the yet to be concluded deal with Telstra) the […]
It’s as official as it’s going to get Back in June Nokia’s current CEO laid out their plans to return to the smartphone market, and today Nokia sent an official press release outlining their plans for their triumphant return. For starters, the company is adamant that they won’t be doing any kind of manufacturing work […]