PLDT Group partners with RED Engineering for ‘green’ hyperscale data center build out

Submitted by mcco on Wed, 03/02/2022 - 14:26
The PLDT Group is partnering with award-winning engineering firm RED Engineering for the build of its newest VITRO Data Center in Sta. Rosa, Laguna, anchored on the best sustainable practices and energy efficiency for the design of the first-of-its-kind data center in the Philippines.

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PLDT, Telesat make country’s first successful broadband connection using low earth orbit satellite

Submitted by mcco on Mon, 02/28/2022 - 10:52

Leading integrated telco PLDT and global satellite operator Telesat of Canada have successfully conducted the Philippines’ first on-orbit testing of high-speed broadband connectivity with Telesat’s Phase 1 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite, marking yet another milestone for PLDT as the country’s leading provider of communication services over satellite technology.  

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PLDT, Smart pilot Paybox kiosks in key stores for customer convenience

Submitted by mcco on Thu, 02/24/2022 - 12:46
As part of its push to support and simplify the lives of their customers, PLDT and its wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) have launched Paybox, a self-service payment kiosk machine in key stores. Through Paybox, PLDT and Smart customers can pay their phone and internet bills conveniently and safely.

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Smart recognized for its mobile network in the Philippines for third consecutive year

Submitted by mcco on Thu, 02/24/2022 - 11:58

PLDT's wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) has received an overall score of 785 out of a maximum of 1,000 points for its mobile broadband coverage, user download speed and latency in the Philippines, in a certificate report commissioned from global benchmarking company umlaut, now part of Accenture. This is the third consecutive year that Smart has received high scores for their network.

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PLDT, Smart power Filipinos’ digital lifestyles with PayMaya

Submitted by mcco on Wed, 02/23/2022 - 13:17
As the pandemic continues to make digital payments indispensable to Filipinos, PLDT and its wireless arm Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) continue to elevate the quality of their customers’ digital lifestyles through synergies with PayMaya, the financial technology (fintech) arm of PLDT-affiliate Voyager Innovations (Voyager).

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PLDT begins work on submarine cable project in Dipolog City

Submitted by mcco on Wed, 02/23/2022 - 12:01
LOOK: [Dipolog City] Largest integrated telco, PLDT, with its contractor Fiberhome Phils., recently started its cable-laying operations at the Dipolog Boulevard. This segment connects the company’s submarine fiber optic cable from Zamboanguita in Negros Oriental, to Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte, beefing up services for the province and the whole of Mindanao.

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