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Philippines telcos say ‘exorbitant’ spectrum user fees hinder digitalization
Smart and Globe demand lower spectrum user fees as APAC telcos face higher spectrum liabilities, according to Moody’s. Read more…
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Smart clinches 5G deal with South Korea’s KT Corp.
Smart, wireless subsidiary of PLDT, announced a deal with South Korea’s telco KT Corp. to develop 5G use cases for Philippine consumers. Read more…
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Smart asks Globe to fix its MNP porting issues
Smart Communications has asked Globe Telecom to remedy MNP porting issues affecting Globe customers wanting to port in or transfer to Smart. Read more…
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Smart tops 5G speed test for Samsung, Apple users in the Philippines
Smart has again asserted its dominance as the Philippines’ fastest network, this time in the realm of 5G, even with competition from DITO. Read more…
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Smart sees massive rise in LTE data use on network upgrades
PLDT’s mobile arm Smart Communications has reported a sharp spike in 4G LTE data customers on the back of its aggressive network upgrade program. Read more…
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PLDT and Smart switch on first two 5G base stations
PLDT and its wireless arm Smart Communications have fired up their first two 5G cell sites in the Makati Central Business District and at the Clark Freeport Zone (CFZ) in Pampanga. The companies activated the Read more…
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5G WIRE: iPhone 2020, smart 5G city, LG Uplus ready
5G action this day: Apple to wait until 2020 to launch 5G iPhone; PLDT/Smart to build ‘smart 5G city’; LG Uplus ready to start 5G on December 1 Apple will wait until 2020 to launch Read more…
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PLDT and Amdocs expand IT transformation partnership
PLDT and Amdocs announced that they are expanding their strategic partnership under a new six-year service agreement to transform the IT infrastructure of PLDT and its wireless arm Smart Communications. Earlier this year, PLDT, Smart Read more…
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Ericsson signs 5G MoU with Smart Communications
Ericsson has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with PLDT wireless subsidiary Smart Communications to bring 5G technology to the Philippines. The 5G pilot network, scheduled to go live by early 2019, will be deployed Read more…
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PLDT launches LTE/Wi-Fi prepaid home broadband service
PLDT Home has launched a prepaid home broadband service in the form of a Wi-Fi hotspot with backhaul provided by the telco’s wireless arm, Smart Communications. The ‘PLDT Home Prepaid Wi-Fi’ is a plug and Read more…
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