The country’s largest integrated telecommunications provider PLDT is set on expanding its international bandwidth capacity by five-fold with the completion of the Jupiter Cable system that will further boost the country’s strategic position as a premium data and cable hub in the region among the growing interest of global hyperscalers.
The war against online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC) kicked up a notch, as PLDT and Smart start to block on the more difficult content-level.
PLDT steps up its pace of upgrading customers to fiber in Lingayen, Pangasinan, part of the Company’s nationwide rollout to meet the increasing demand for high-speed internet access. Alongside the fiberization campaign, PLDT is also ensuring the swift cleanup of idled copper cables, helping support safer communities with seamless connectivity.
The country’s largest, fully integrated telecommunications company PLDT recently assured members of the micro, small-to-medium enterprises (MSME) sector that the PLDT group remains committed to help their businesses rebuild and get back on track through digital acceleration to overcome the economic challenges of the pandemic.
As the Philippines celebrates the Farmers and Fisherfolk Month this May, PLDT and its wireless unit Smart broaden the reach of their combined digital solutions to help farmers find a sure market for their produce, increasing their source of income.
PLDT Chairman, President and CEO Manuel V. Pangilinan is looking to push the digital envelope across the various companies that he leads, as the pandemic cements the pivot online.
PLDT and its wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) are teaming up with the local government of Pateros to provide fast and reliable connectivity to its municipal and barangay halls, barangay multipurpose centers, and vaccination sites.
PLDT and its wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) blocked almost a thousand websites hosting child abuse materials, bringing the total number blocked to 4,000 sites by mid-May.