PLDT is set to exceed its one million new fiber customers target for the year as it breached the 800,000 new installations mark as of end-September. PLDT also sustained its quarterly record in marketshare gains among telco providers.

In Misamis Oriental, residents of Brgy. San Juan, Gingoog City are among the more than 324,000 new fiber customers connected by PLDT across the country in the third quarter alone.

PLDT and its wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) have joined other global telcos in exploring next-generation technology to make its network more efficient, resilient, flexible, and intelligent.

Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) and Aboitiz Foundation, the social development arm of the Aboitiz Group, have teamed up to boost the digital capacities of local cooperatives and micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) nationwide through 'Aboitiz Smart Cooperatives'.

PLDT was recently cited as having outstanding scores among global telco providers for its network design and rollout in the Key Architecture Index (KAI) 2.0 report featured during the recent Ultra Broadband Forum by the International Data Corporation (IDC) held in Dubai. The recognition underscores PLDT’s laser focus on elevating customer experience, which drives all network and technology initiatives across the company.

Customers of PLDT and its wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc (Smart) in all three islands of Romblon province can now enjoy an improved data experience following the activation of PLDT's fiber optic links connecting the islands--the first telco to connect the province via fiber.

Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) teams up with Centro Escolar University (CEU) to launch the university’s exclusive Smart Online Store for students, faculty, and other personnel.

PLDT and its wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. have powered via seamless connectivity Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway Corporation’s (CCLEC) grand ceremony to mark its major milestone—the main bridge connection of Cebu’s first toll expressway.

Reinforcing the Group’s push for workplace diversity and gender equality as part of the Social pillar of its ESG program, the Philippines’ largest integrated telecommunications company PLDT, Inc. (PSE:TEL) (NYSE: PHI), along with its wireless arm Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart), are the first two Philippine telcos that signed up as members of the Philippine Business Coalition for Women Empowerment (PBCWE).

PLDT and its wireless arm Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) are expanding and enhancing the digital ecosystem available to Filipinos through synergies with digital financial service firm PayMaya, the fintech arm of PLDT affiliate, Voyager Innovations.