| Meralco-PLDT broadband
test seen by Dec.
By Lenie Lectura - BusinessMirror
http://businessmirror.com.ph/home/top-news/13399-meralco-pldt-broadband-test-seen-by-dec.html
MANILA, Philippines, July 22,
2009 – THE success of the broadband-over-power-lines
project of the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) and the Philippine
Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) will be determined before
the year ends, or after a few months of pilot testing to start
next month. >> read
more
Negosyo Boost: A new product worth celebrating
Philstar.com
http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=488325&publicationSubCategoryId=71
MANILA, Philippines, July 20,
2009 – Technological advancement is almost always a
good reason to be happy about but when made to serve a higher
social purpose, it is a cause for a grander celebration. Just
like the launch of PLDT-SME Nation’s Negosyo Boost.
>> read
more
Connecting OFWs and loved ones for free
Philstar.com
http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=488319&publicationSubCategoryId=78
MANILA, Philippines, July 20
2009 – MANILA, Philippines - Technology, of course,
is available for OFWs and their families to stay connected
but the perennial problem remains: communication is still
a pricey commodity. While staying connected is important,
the cost of communication also becomes a drain on the family
budget. >> read
more
PLDT starts ‘new era of TV viewing’
with launch of Cignal
By Lenie Lectura - BusinessMirror
http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/home/companies/13019-pldt-starts-new-era-of-tv-viewing-with-launch-of-cignal.html
MANILA, Philippines, July 13,
2009 – “What better way to celebrate his birthday
than to launch another first from PLDT,” said a source
privy to the details of the issue. >> read
more
PLDT SubicTel Offers Watcher Service in Subic
Bay Freeport
Subic Bay Freeport Zone, Zambales,
Philippines, July 3, 2009 – Business locators and Small
and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) inside the Subic Bay Freeport
may now avail of PLDT Watcher, an innovative business monitoring
platform offered by PLDT SubicTel. >> read
more
PLDT unit ushers in
first RP-wide HD TV service
By Melvin G. Calimag - Manila Bulletin
MANILA, Philippines, July 3,
2009 – a unit of dominant carrier PLDT has rolled out
what it said is the “first nationwide” HD (high-definition)
TV service in the Philippines using the direct-to-home (DTH)
technology. >> read
more
Smart targeting youth
market
By Lenie Lectura - Business Mirror
http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/home/companies/12622-smart-targeting-youth-market.html
MANILA, Philippines, July 3,
2009 – SMART Communications Inc. is aggressively pushing
its flexible and affordable mobile phone services that cater
to the prepaid cellular market as it relaunched yesterday
Red Mobile, the cellular brand of Connectivity Unlimited Resource
Enterprises Inc. (Cure), a 3G (third-generation) firm acquired
in April last year P419.54 million. >> read
more
Smart joins ‘unlimited calls’ fray
as market heats up
By Doris Dumlao - Philippine Daily Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines, June 25,
2009 – Leading wireless provider Smart Communications
rolled out a new unlimited nationwide voice call service,
aiming to retain its 38 million subscribers to amid competitive
offerings by rival telecommunication companies. >> read
more
Asia-America submarine cable network operational
by August
By Mary Ann LL. Reyes - Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines, June 18,
2009 – The multi-country Asia America Gateway (AAG)
submarine cable network has been scheduled to start operations
in August this year, consortium member Philippine Long Distance
Telephone Co. (PLDT) said. >> read
more
PLDT launches novel landline call service
By Doris Dumlao - Philippine Daily Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines, June 3,
2009 – Local telecommunications giant Philippine Long
Distance Telephone Co. seeks to boost its cash flow from the
fixed-line phone business — overshadowed by the fast
growth of wireless phone usage over the years — with
the pioneering offering of an unlimited nationwide landline
call service for residential subscribers. >> read
more
PLDT
ups the ante for broadband
BusinessMirror
MANILA, Philippines, June 2,
2009 – TELECOM giant Philippine Long Distance Telephone
Co. (PLDT) will launch later this year the most advanced broadband
delivery platform called Fibert To The Home, or FTTH, to deliver
highspeed data services to residences and buildings >>
read
more
PLDT to bring broadband direct-to-home
By Doris Dumlao
Philippine Daily Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines, May 27, 2009 – Telecommunications
giant Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. announced on
Tuesday plans to launch within the year what it claims to
be the most advanced broadband delivery platform called Fiber-To-The-Home
(FTTH), which will deliver high-speed data services to residences
and buildings. >> read
more
 PLDT
SME Nation offers Wi-Fi bundle for hotels, restaurants
Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines, May 25,
2009 – Succeeding in any business can be quite a challenge
nowadays, but the country's hotel and restaurant industry
has shown that growth is achievable with the help of the government
and partners from the private sector like PLDT SME Nation.
>> read
more
PLDT launches expanded services for SMEs
RJCK
BusinessWorld
MANILA, Philippines, May 5, 2009 – In its mission to
help start-up and medium-scale businesses with their information
technology needs, PLDT has expanded its range of services.
>> read more
Speeding up with PLDT MyDSL
Joy Angelica Subido
Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines, April 20, 2009 – Some would disparage
the fact that we live in a generation where impatience is
pervasive. But it cannot be helped. In an environment where
time is an important commodity and multi-tasking is the norm,
a premium is placed on efficiency, quickness and reliability.
The reality is there: our highly competitive societies relegate
laggards to the sidelines, where they face the danger of becoming
obsolete and irrelevant. And although the fact may pertain
to people, it also holds true in the area of Internet connectivity
where the need for speed is very real. >> read
more
Mobile broadband allows Facebook users to go
online in summer hot spots
Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines, April 20, 2009 – Smart Communications,
Inc. has strengthened its coverage in high traffic summer
hot spots through an expanded high-speed data service that
lets mobile phone users access the Internet and use popular
social networking sites even while on vacation. >> read
more
PLDT receives awards from international finance
magazine
BusinessWorld
MANILA, Philippines, March 16, 2009 – MANILA, Philippines
- The Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) received
the award for "Most Convincing and Coherent Strategy
in the Philippines" award from Euromoney. >> read
more
Smart launches 1st broadband device in RP
By Mary Ann Ll. Reyes - Philstar.com
MANILA, Philippines,March 13, 2009 – MANILA, Philippines
- Leading wireless services provider Smart Communications,
through its subsidiary Smart Broadband (SBI), launched yesterday
the country’s first broadband device built to enable
multiple computers in a common area, such as a house, to have
affordable and simultaneous but wireless, high-speed Internet
access. >> read
more
PLDT draws up synergies with Meralco
Lenie Lectura - BusinessMirror
MANILA, Philippines,March 11, 2009 – PRETTY soon,
prepaid electricity—a plan the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco)
has been toying around with for some time now—can be
offered together with mobile phone load credits. >>
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more
PLDT unveils high-tech digital signage
Alexander Villafania
Phil. Daily Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines, March 11, 2009 – TAGUIG CITY, Philippines--The
Philippine Long Distance Telephone (PLDT) Company unveiled
last week a high-tech digital signage service called SweetSpots.
>> read
more
NTT raises stake in PLDT to 20.8%
Elizabeth Sanchez-Lacson
Phil. Daily Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines, March 11, 2009 – Nippon Telegraph
and Telephone Corp. (NTT) DoCoMo Inc. of Japan, one of the
world’s leading mobile telecommunications companies,
said it had increased its shareholding in Philippine Long
Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) to 20.8 percent as of February
from 16.47 percent at the end of 2008. >> read
more
PLDT receives 2 major awards
Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines, February 27, 2009 – The Philippine
Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) has received from Euromoney
the award for “Most Convincing and Coherent Strategy
in the Philippines.” >> read
more
PLDT: Reaping profits by doing business the
right way
Business World
MANILA, Philippines, February 11, 2009 – THE 106-PAGE
financial section in PLDT’s 2007 annual report says
it all: this is a company that takes transparency very seriously.
>> read
more
PLDT set to offer mobile broadband this month
by Lenie Lectura
BusinessMirror
MANILA, Philippines, February 9, 2009 – TELECOM giant
Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co.’s (PLDT) much-awaited
launch of a new technology called HSPA850 [high-speed packet
access] will finally be realized this month, company president
Napoleon Nazareno said. >> read
more
PLDT subscriber base grows further despite
difficulties
Darwin G. Amojelar
Manila Times
MANILA, Philippines, February 6, 2009 – Despite
the challenging economic environment last year, Philippine
Long Distance Telephone Co., (PLDT) said its subscriber base
expanded at a faster pace. >> read
more
PLDT tops Asiamoney poll
Philippine Daily Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines, February 5, 2009 – Philippine
Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) was named the best-managed
large-cap corporate of the year in the Philippines for the
fifth time and its chairman, Manuel V. Pangilinan, the best
executive in the country in 2008 by Asiamoney magazine. >>
read more
PLDT prepares to launch direct home satellite
TV service
Lennie Lectura
Business Mirror
MANILA, Philippines, January 20, 2009 – THE PHILIPPINE
LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE CO. (PLDT) Group has nearly completed
the preparations for the forthcoming launch of it direct-to-home
(DTH) satellite television service, an official said on Monday.
This, after the project was initially scheduled to be offered
in the fourth quarter of last year.>>
read more
PLDT SME Nation's WeRoam gets you online whenever,
wherever
Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines, January 12, 2009 – Ever
found yourself stuck in traffic when you should be punching
in those numbers and sending them to clients abroad? How about
failing to access an important mail because you’re still
on the road? Or worse, losing an important account because
you can’t send that all-important contract?
>> read
more
Keep an eye on things with PLDT Watcher
Earl D.C. Bracamonte, Contributor
Daily Tribune
MANILA, Philippines, January 12, 2009 – Ever gone away
on a trip and worried about your staff's performance in your
absence? Ever suspected anyone of stealing from your office
yet never having the proof for it? How about wasting time
going back and forth or spending too much on calls just to
check on your business or home? >> read
more
PLDT SME Nation offers Internet-connected monitoring
device
MANILA, Philippines, December 22, 2008
– PLDT SME Nation, the foremost business solutions arm
of small- and medium-scale enterprises, has launched an Internet-connected
video monitoring device to help employers better keep watch
on their businesses. >> read
more
 Video
monitoring system for SMEs launched
BusinessWorld
MANILA, Philippines, December
16, 2008 – For SMEs, the stakes are much higher when
it comes to the success or failure of their businesses because
it is their money and future on the line.
>> read
more
More 'Blowout' treats from PLDT MyDSL
Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines, December 13, 2008 – As if raffling
off a laptop a day to its valued clientele to kick off the
Christmas season is not enough, PLDT MyDSL has intensified
its Ultra Broadband Blowout promo by extending the offer of
discounts for the coolest laptops and PCs in the market bundled
with Internet connection. >> read
more
Smart's new Plug N' Talk service to enable
calls via Internet
Mary Ann Ll. Reyes
Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines, December 13, 2008 – Filipinos abroad
can now call any landline or mobile number in the Philippines
using the Internet at a low price. >> read
more
Smart, US firm tie up for money transfer service
By Mary Ann L. Reyes
Philstar.com
MANILA, Philippines, November 13, 2008 – Smart Communications
is partnering with Roamware, a leading US-based roaming services
provider, for the deployment of international mobile financial
services. >> read
more
Smart offers new Blackberry model
By Mary Ann L. Reyes
Philstar.com
MANILA, Philippines, October 15, 2008 – Leading wireless
service provider Smart Communications expects more mobile
professionals to embrace the Blackberry technology with the
introduction of a new model that promises to make enterprise
mobility a more rewarding experience. >>
read more
Fitch affirms PLDT ratings
By Mary Ann Ll. Reyes
Philstar.com
MANILA, Philippines, October 10, 2008 – The Philippine
cellular market is approaching maturity in terms of the target
market and future growth is expected to remain modest as the
subscriber identity modules (SIM) penetration rate has reached
68 percent as of end-June this year, international credit
ratings agency Fitch said. >> read
more
Fitch affirms PLDT ratings as ‘stable’
Business Mirror
MANILA, Philippines, October 8, 2008 – Fitch ratings
has affirmed PLDT’s long-term foreign and local currency
Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) at ‘BB+’ and ‘BBB’
respectively, and its national long-term rating ‘AAA(phl).’
The rating outlook is stable. Also, PLDT global bonds and
senior notes have been affirmed at ‘BB+.’ >>
read more
PLDT to spend big bucks on NGN rollout
by Darwin G. Amojelar
Manila Times
MANILA, Philippines, September 1, 2008 – PHILIPPINE
Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) plans to spend big bucks
to build a next generation network (NGN) technology for its
telephone service nationwide as it expects revenue to reach
hundreds million of pesos in five years. >>
read more
Upgrading business with PLDT SME Nation free
PC program
Philstar.com
MANILA, Philippines, August 26, 2008 – Stay on top
of your business and make it grow even more with the help
of PLDT SME Nation's myDSL Biz free PC program. >>
read more
PLDT myDSL rules through speed, sights, and
sounds
Manila Bulletin
MANILA, Philippines, August 19, 2008 – A party atmosphere
comes out wherever and whenever there is a PLDT myDSL event
that grandly displays car drifting exhibitions, PC and laptop
galore, good music, and hot babes. >>
read more
SubicTel to offer cutting-edge services as
it changes company name
MANILA, Philippines, August 7, 2008 –
Subic Telecommunications Company Inc. is sprucing itself up
as it changes its official name to PLDT Subic Telecom Inc.
and readies its arsenal of cutting-edge services for multinational
companies and residents of the Subic Bay Freeport Zone. >>
read more
PLDT profit up 13% to P19.3 B
By Mary Ann Ll. Reyes - Reporter (Philippine
Star)
MANILA, Philippines, August 7, 2008 – Telecommunications
giant Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) posted
a 13-percent increase in its first half net income to P19.3
billion, from P17.1 billion in the same period last year,
top company officials said yesterday. >>
read more
PLDT myDSL revs up 2008 with myDSL Speed Circuit
Tour
Philstar.com
MANILA, Philippines, April 11, 2008 – For the first
time, the Greenhills Promenade ground parking lot paved the
way for PLDT myDSL’s Speed Circuit Car Drifting Event
and the Lateral Drift Competition held last April 5 and 6.
>> read more
PLDT may offer internet TV service
By Myla Iglesias (Malaya)
MANILA, Philippines, March 13, 2008 – The Philippine
Long Distance Telephone Co., (PLDT) plans to offer TV service
through broadband and wireless, meaning viewers can use their
PCs or their mobile phones watching their favorite TV shows.
>> read more
PLDT may invest up to $1.5B
By Lenie Lectura - Reporter (Business Mirror)
MANILA, Philippines, March 7, 2008 – AWASH in cash,
Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) may invest more
than $1.5 billion in a bid to transform the country’s
biggest company by market value from an integrated telecommunications
firm to a customer-centric, multimedia conglomerate. >>
read more
PLDT to acquire more telcos
By Darwin G. Amojelar - Reporter (Manila
Times)
MANILA, Philippines, March 7, 2008 – PHILIPPINE Long
Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) plans to acquire more telecom-related
businesses this year, according to the chairman of the country’s
largest telecom company. >>
read more
PLDT delays upgrade to address congestion issues
MANILA, Philippines, February 23, 2008
– THE Philippines’ largest telecommunications
company has delayed its planned upgrade to its New Generation
Network (NGN) — which, like the Internet, transmits
voice, data and video in packets—while it addresses
congestion issues within its current system. >>
read more
PLDT’s domestic fiber optic network to
reach terabit capacity by year-end
MANILA, Philippines, February 18, 2008
– The domestic fiber optic network (DFON) of the Philippine
Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) is expected to reach the
terabit capacity by the end of 2008. >>
read more
PLDT allots $550M for capex this year
MANILA, Philippines, February 15, 2008
– Telecommunications industry leader Philippine Long
Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) has programmed $550 million
in capital expenditures for 2008, to be used for the expansion
of its network infrastructure and upgrading of its capacities
in relevant areas across the country. >>
read more
SubicTel Completes Fiber Optic Project
MANILA, Philippines, November 28, 2007
– Subic Telecommunications Company Inc. (SubicTel),
a subsidiary of Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co., has
completed its state-of-the-art fiber optic connection, paving
the way for new investors in Subic Bay Freeport Zone. >>
read more
SubicTel expands capacity with fiber optic
cable
May 15, 2007 – Subic Telecommunications
Company Inc. (SubicTel), a subsidiary of Philippine Long Distance
Telephone Co., will soon have a state-of-the-art fiber optic
connection that will increase its capacity for data services
in the Subic Bay Freeport Zone. >>
read more
SubicTel Powers Up Internet Speed
MANILA, Philippines, March 8, 2007 –
Subic Telecommunications Company Inc. (SubicTel), subsidiary
of Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co., will soon double
the speed for its broadband Internet service at no cost to
help lure more subscribers to the service. >>
read more
SubicTel offers prepaid landline service
MANILA, Philippines, October 2006 –
In order to tap more subscribers for landline services, Subic
Telecommunications Company Inc. (SubicTel) has opened up its
facilities for prepaid services. >>
read more
SubicTel offers wireless DSL
MANILA, Philippines, September 19, 2006
– Subic Telecommunications Company Inc. (SubicTel) has
opened up wireless broadband Internet access at the Subic
Bay Freeport Zone to allow more clients to enjoy the benefits
of high-speed Internet access. >>
read more
EasyLink Services Corporation signed up with
Subic Telecom as the official service Reseller offering the
most comprehensive portfolio of messaging services in the
marketplace.
MANILA, Philippines, October 14, 2002 –
EasyLink Services Corporation the leading global provider
of outsourced messaging based in the U.S. recently signed
up with Subic Telecom as the official service Reseller offering
the most comprehensive portfolio of messaging services in
the marketplace. >> read more
Subic Telecom and PLDT Communications
Technology Updates.
MANILA, Philippines, October 4, 2002 –
PLDT Business Solutions in cooperation with Subic Telecommunications
Company, Inc. (SUBIC TELECOM) has conducted the first Communications
Technology Update last October 4, 2002 at the Seafront Restaurant,
Waterfront Road, Subic Bay Freeport Zone. >>
read more
Subic Telecom, Cisco Systems, Philippines and
Fujitsu Philippines Press Conference in Subic Bay, Philippines
MANILA, Philippines, August 12, 2002 –
Subic Telecom to offer Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) for Subic
Bay Freeport Zone, Olongapo City and Subic Town. >>
read more
Internet Café launched at Subic Telecom’s
main office, at Piltel-Olongapo and Subic town.
MANILA, Philippines, August 5, 2002 –
Subic Telecom’s Internet Café in Subic Bay Freeport
Zone, Piltel-Olongapo and Pilte-Subic is powered by ADSL technology,
giving surfers high-speed access to the information superhighway.
Subic Telecom is targeting its DSL services at Internet Cafes,
schools, and small businesses in Subic, Olongapo and Zambales.
>> read more
Subic Telecom participates in DOST exhibit
“Science & Technology Week: Foundation for Economic
Growth”
MANILA, Philippines, July 23, 2002 –
Representative from Subic Telecom participated in the Department
of Science and Technology’s (DOST) Region III Project,
held in Olongapo Conevention Ceneter, Olongapo City, Philippines.
>> read more
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