Friday, April 26, 2024
- Advertisement -spot_img

ARCHIVE

Monthly Archives: October, 2016

DICT ‘clarifies’ split with US to assuage rattled BPO firms

Taken aback at the pronouncement of Pres. Rodrigo Duterte during his state visit to China that he is ?separating from the United States,? the top BPO organization in the Philippines has asked for clarification from the Department of ICT regarding the chief executive?s policy pivot.

Poe asks telcos: Why no disaster alerts sent to Northern Luzon?

Sen. Grace Poe wants to find out why disaster agencies and telecommunication companies fell short of sending mobile disaster alerts to effectively warn residents of the impacts of Supertyphoon Lawin that pummelled provinces in northern Luzon on Wednesday, Oct. 21.

Australian BPO firm TSA Group opens another site in PH

The new site at the Mall of Asia will offer a working environment for more than 500 new TSA team members, in addition to its current 1,000 employees at the Philamlife Tower site in Makati.

Globe allots new $300-million capex for network expansion

Globe plans to roll-out additional 700 LTE 700 sites, close to 2,700 LTE 2600 sites, and additional core and transport upgrades.

Smart reports getting 1.4 Gbps data speeds in LTE-Advanced test

In a series of laboratory tests done this month, Smart said it successfully combined five frequencies or ?component carriers? using ?carrier aggregation? to achieve data speeds in excess of one gibabit per second.

Aussie firm touts wireless communications system for ATMs

An Australian IT company has entered the Philippine market, offering a wireless M2M (machine-to-machine) communication platform for banks and their automated teller machines (ATMs).

DOST strengthens communications staff via scholarship program

To put the program up and running, DOST and its partners inked a memorandum of agreement (MOA) for the implementation of the Master of Science in Development Communication program for DOST communication staff.

Emerson donates ?Instrulab? to Innovation Center of Miriam College

The instrumentation laboratory is a major component of the school?s new Innovation Center, the country?s first integrated ?makerspace,? located along Katipunan Avenue in Quezon City.

PH software sector earned almost $3B, created 120,000 jobs in 2015

The sector will need at least 30,000 new developers in the next four years as the Philippines scales up the value chain in the global IT services market.

Seeking wider audience, ePlus e-payment adds PlayPark gaming portal

In an attempt to veer away from its identity as an exclusive digital payment platform of giant mall operator SM, ePlus is expanding its pool of merchants with the recent addition of PlayPark gaming portal to its list.
- Advertisement -spot_img