Smart is supporting McDonald’s Philippines’ McClassroom initiative by providing additional Smart Bro Pocket Wifi units to participating restaurants for teachers who need connectivity in making their distance learning lessons.
Smart continues to improve its services across the country by expanding the capacity of its LTE network and ramping up the strategic rollout of its base stations.
Philippine Red Cross frontliners in Misamis Oriental and Cagayan de Oro ramp up additional capacity to serve Kagay-anons during the pandemic, through its partnership with PLDT wireless arm Smart Communications, Inc.
For programs aimed at ensuring continuous learning amid the COVID-19 pandemic, education initiatives of Smart were recognized at the opening of the Mobile Learning Week 2020 of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
PLDT’s wireless subsidiary Smart Communications, Inc. fires up its last remaining site in the Visayas, officially upgrading all its sites in the area with LTE.
With tourism expected to regain momentum in Davao Oriental, PLDT and Smart are ramping up the rollout of both fixed and wireless network infrastructure in the area to deliver better connectivity.
The cost of mobile data in the Philippines continues to be among the lowest in the world, according to cable.co.uk, a UK-based site which provides information on broadband, TV and phone pricing and packages.