Globe and the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on establishing a standard Connectivity Index Rating in the country.
Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison has unveiled the Indosat Marvelous Xperience (MX) Center, demonstrating the company's dedication to technological advancement in Indonesia. The MX Center displays the recent products, services and offerings from Indosat and its global strategic partners, with the goal of providing retail and corporate clients with a world-class digital experience. Indosat and its partners hope to empower consumers and businesses while supporting the expansion of Indonesia's digital economy by harnessing cutting-edge technologies such as 5G, AI and IoT.
Globe is strengthening the digitization initiatives of the Philippines’ Department of Agriculture (DA) by providing critical internet connectivity to select DA - Agricultural Training Institute (DA-ATI) regional centers across the country.
M1 has announced the commercial launch of Pinnacle, a Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC) platform designed to help businesses embrace new digital capabilities, such as augmented reality and virtual reality, live video analytics and industrial IoT.
This week, service provider PLDT in the Philippines announced significant updates regarding data centers and undersea cables. This new information highlights the increasing demand for data in the country. ePLDT, the ICT subsidiary of PLDT, has partnered with fiber internet provider Radius Telecoms to strengthen its telco ecosystem in the upcoming VITRO Santa Rosa (VSR) data center. This partnership will be supported by PLDT Enterprise, the B2B arm of PLDT. The VSR data center is set to go live in early 2024.
Malaysian operator Maxis has announced that it will sign an access agreement with state 5G wholesaler Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) in order to advance the country's 5G rollout and stay competitive with rivals who have already signed similar agreements.
PT XL Axiata Tbk (XL Axiata), one of the leading telcos in Indonesia, continues to solidify its position as the pioneer in convergence services with the improvements of its XL SATU, which now incorporates Fiber to the Room (FTTR) technology to provide customers with an even more convenient and stable internet connection at home. This technology is being implemented as part of XL Axiata's goals to improve its convergence offerings and fulfill the growing demand for high-speed internet solutions.
PLDT has secured provisional authority from the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to build two new cable landing stations in the country that will host the Apricot cable system, which is the newest Intra-Asia submarine cable strategically facing the Pacific side of the Philippines.
Advanced Info Service (AIS) has been appointed Microsoft's Exclusive Strategic Partner in Thailand, aiming to deploy tech innovation from world-class cloud services on Thailand's best network to help business and industrial sectors effectively transform digitally.
Globe has made it more convenient for fully verified GCash users to register their SIMs before the July 25 deadline in compliance with Republic Act (RA) 11934, or the SIM Registration Act.
