PLDT becomes first PH company with investment grade ratings from global credit watchers

Submitted by bnsantiago on Mon, 07/09/2012 - 15:42

MANILA, Philippines, July 9, 2012 – Telecoms leader PLDT has earned the distinction of being the first Philippine company to be given investment grade credit ratings by all three (3) major international credit watchers, following a recent upgrade by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services.
 

“We are gratified that PLDT is the first corporate in the country to obtain such ratings from the three major global credit watchers – S&P, Moody’s Investors Service, and Fitch Ratings,” said PLDT President Napoleon Nazareno.

PLDT’s WiFi zone powers more Subic Bay establishments

Submitted by bnsantiago on Wed, 07/04/2012 - 15:42

MANILA, Philippines – Leading telecommunications company PLDT and subsidiary SubicTel signed up an agreement recently with 10 Subic merchants to provide the latter with premium WiFi service, increasing to 125 the total number of establishments currently powered by PLDT’s WiFi zones in the Subic Bay Freeport area.
 

PLDT opens VITRO Data Center Cebu

Submitted by bnsantiago on Wed, 06/27/2012 - 15:51

CEBU, Philippines, June 27, 2012 – Leading telecommunications provider PLDT officially launched its first data center to operate outside of Luzon with VITRO Data Center in Cebu.

Housed in the PLDT Compound in Mandaue City, the third facility in the VITRO network of data centers will benefit enterprise businesses based in Cebu and other provinces in the Visayas region by providing full information and data management and telecommunication services.

PLDT leads broadband growth in PH, hits 3M broadband subscriber base

Submitted by bnsantiago on Tue, 05/22/2012 - 15:55

MANILA, Philippines, May 22, 2012 – PLDT continues to lead the Philippine broadband market with its revenues from broadband and internet increasing by 34% to P5.8 billion in the first three months of the year compared with the same period last year. This brings the combined broadband subscriber base of the PLDT Group to more than three million as of end-March, representing nearly 65% market share.

MediaQuest to anchor PLDT multi-media services

Submitted by bnsantiago on Mon, 05/14/2012 - 15:56

MANILA, Philippines, May 14, 2012 - PLDT's decision to raise its investment in MediaQuest Holdings Inc, owner of  television network TV5 and direct-to-home satellite provider Cignal TV, highlights its stepped up efforts to diversify its business through new multi-media services.
 
PLDT through its wholly-owned subsidiary, ePLDT, is investing P6 billion in the form of Philippine Depositary Receipts (PDRs) in MediaQuest to sustain the growth momentum of TV5 and Cignal TV. MediaQuest is owned and controlled by the PLDT Beneficial Trust Fund.
 

PLDT starts nationwide rollout of data centers

Submitted by ebmendoza on Mon, 05/07/2012 - 13:47

MANILA, Philippines, May 7, 2012 - PLDT has begun rolling out VITRO Data Center facilities in key areas across the country to provide businesses cloud-based data and information management services that they need wherever they are located.

The announcement came after PLDT recently opened its second VITRO Data Center in Subic – the first VITRO Data Center facility located outside of Metro Manila. PLDT is set to expand its VITRO Data Centers in key locations within the Philippines.