February 21, 2012
Angara underlines role of ICT in ITAP induction
Sen. Edgardo Angara recently administered the induction of the new officers of the Infocomm Technology Association of the Philippines (ITAP) even as he emphasized the significant contribution of ICT industries to the Philippine economy.
Sen. Edgardo Angara making the keynote speech at the ITAP event
The new set of ITAP officers is led by Dondi Mapa, a former commissioner of the CICT who is now the national technology officer of Microsoft Philippines.
At the event, Angara said, “You really are the crucial, critical sector of our economy. I am convinced our nation will be able to grow and prop itself up on account of ICT.”
Angara, chair of the Senate Committee on Science…
UP Manila steps up promotion of e-health
Some 100 health and computer science students and faculty from different campuses in Luzon flocked to the University of the Philippines (UP) Manila College of Medicine last February 11 to attend the Philippine Undergraduate Research on eHealth (PUReHealth) Awards Student Orientation.
Students, accompanied by their research advisers, attended the lectures on basics of eHealth in preparation for the upcoming PUReHealth Awards, the first national undergraduate research competition on eHealth.
The student orientation, spearheaded by the UP Manila National Telehealth Center (NTHC), was held to help students in developing their research entry to the contest.
eHealth experts of NTHC gave lectures on how technology could aid in solving health problems of the country.
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Sun Cellular claims ‘first’ anti-bill shock plan
Sun Cellular, which is now part of the PLDT Group, announced that it has activated the “first” anti-bill shock plan aimed at preventing post-paid subscribers from paying exorbitant fees from unwanted Internet usage or excessive calls to landlines and other networks.
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Under Sun Broadband Anti-Bill-Shock Plan 350, for a monthly subscription fee of P350, the plan comes with 35 hours of Internet use. Anything in excess of the consumable Internet usage, subscribers need not buy prepaid load as they will be billed at a cost of P10 per hour on top of the monthly subscription fee.
The advantage of the plan, unlike any other product in the market, lies…
Mobile broadband to act as strategic disruptor in 2012
Emerging market operators will continue to experience strong connections growth in 2012. Mobile broadband will be the main driver of this growth, but it will also act as a strategic disruptor, according to to research firm Ovum.
In a new report, the analyst firm stated that emerging market operators will continue to see double digit mobile connections growth in 2012.
Large markets with relatively low mobile penetration, such as China, India and Indonesia, will be the key drivers of this growth.
Angel Dobardziev, Ovum telecoms emerging markets practice leader and co-author of the report, said: “Many emerging market operators went through a transitional period in 2011. Operators had to continue adjusting to…
