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.

Subic Bay Freeport is now a WiFi zone powered by PLDT

Submitted by ebmendoza on Tue, 04/24/2012 - 13:42

MANILA, Philippines – PLDT WiFi Zone is bringing Subic Bay Freeport to the rest of the world by providing free WiFi service to visitors and travelers in the area from April 5 to May 5.

The WiFi zone enables the public to connect to the Internet as they visit popular destinations at the freeport zone such as the Zoobic Safari, Subic Yacht Club Hotel, Pier One, Royal Subic, Times Square Cinema, and the Meat Plus/Freeport Exchange.

PLDT AppFarm offers Microsoft Exchange 2010 in new cloud solutions suite

Submitted by ebmendoza on Fri, 04/13/2012 - 13:55

MANILA, Philippines, April 13, 2012 - PLDT AppFarm’s new cloud solutions suite now features Microsoft Exchange 2010 that allows enterprises to enhance business communications more cost-effectively.

Organizations can now easily deploy Microsoft Exchange 2010 through pay-as-you-use software and OPEX-based hardware arrangements of PLDT AppFarm that reduce expenses for companies.

PLDT ALPHA Enterprise launches VITRO Subic

Submitted by mamelchor on Tue, 04/10/2012 - 16:06

by PLDT Media Services | Apr 10, 2012

World-class data center delivers ICT needs of North Luzon 
MANILA, Philippines, April 10, 2012 - PLDT ALPHA Enterprise expands its network of world-class data centers with the launch of VITRO Data Center Subic.  Through the new Subic location, PLDT ALPHA Enterprise is set to deliver top class, end-to-end IT infrastructure solutions to large corporations north of Luzon as well provide Manila-based companies with a highly secure backup site for its business continuity requirements.

PLDT-Smart conference named best in Asian summit

Submitted by mamelchor on Wed, 04/04/2012 - 16:04

by PLDT Media Services | Apr 04, 2012

MANILA, Philippines  - The 7th Asian Carriers’ Conference (ACC) hosted by PLDT and Smart Communications Inc. bagged the Best Telecommunications Conference award at the first Asian Conference Summit & Awards held in Singapore recently. ACC is an annual telecom event attended by almost 1,000 delegates from 45 countries.