December 12, 2014 - Leading telecoms service provider PLDT was recently recognized in the prestigious 2014 Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) Ethernet Excellence Awards held in Washington, DC winning the top regional award for Retail Service Provider of the Year in Asia Pacific, which recognizes PLDT’s regional Ethernet Service excellence for the enterprise market.
PLDT is recognized in the prestigious 2014 Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) Ethernet Excellence Awards held in Washington, DC for the Retail Service Provider of the Year in Asia Pacific. In photo, holding the trophy from the MEF Ethernet Excellence are PLDT FVP and Head of PLDT ALPHA Enterprise Jovy Hernandez and PLDT EVP and ePLDT President and CEO Eric Alberto.
PLDT was awarded the Retail Service Provider of the Year for its e-Access certified service demonstrating a commitment to standards excellence. The service has over 6,000 Carrier Ethernet (CE) 2.0 certified nodes, a larger pool of MEF-Carrier Ethernet Certified Professionals (CECP) and excellent customer relationships with end-users in the APAC region.
PLDT also holds the distinction of being the only Philippine telecommunications provider nominated in four other categories including Best Application of the Year-Government, Best Service of the Year-APAC, Wholesale Service Provider of the Year-APAC, and MEF Carrier Ethernet Certified Professional of the Year.
“We thank the Metro Ethernet Forum for recognizing PLDT as one of the best service providers in the world with this award. We aim to maintain our leading position by ensuring that our customers consistently experience world-class quality in our PLDT Carrier Ethernet through sustained investments in infrastructure and expertise,” says PLDT Executive Vice President and ePLDT President and CEO Eric R. Alberto.
The MEF Ethernet Excellence Awards continues to further develop previous MEF annual awards programs to properly recognize services, technology, professional excellence and innovation in the worldwide Carrier Ethernet community. The awards’ judging panel was comprised of global and regional senior analysts from IDC, Infonetics, Vertical Systems, Gartner, Frost & Sullivan, Ovum, the Rayno Report, as well as independent judges.
“This award from Metro Ethernet Forum further encourages us to pursue excellence in providing future-proof Carrier Ethernet 2.0 certified solutions that are truly at par with global standards, ably addressing critical business needs of our enterprise customers.” says PLDT First Vice President and Head of PLDT ALPHA Enterprise Jovy Hernandez.
PLDT has continuously invested in bringing the benefits of Ethernet to enterprise customers. PLDT has also been the first service provider in the world to obtain CE 2.0 certifications for all eight (8) Ethernet services in 2013. Beyond the technology, PLDT also invests in enhancing the Ethernet certifications and capabilities of its engineers and personnel which currently has 66 MEF Carrier Ethernet Certified Professionals (CECP’s)-- the most in the country.
PLDT is a three-time winner of the MEF Carrier Ethernet Award for Best Marketing Campaign. It is also the only Philippine telecommunications provider consistently nominated as an MEF finalist for Regional Service Provider of the Year, Best Carrier Ethernet Business Application, and Best Wholesale Ethernet Service. The company is the only Philippine telecommunications provider to win any MEF award. In 2012, PLDT also took home the prize for Regional Service Provider of the Year.
