An ad supposedly created by BPO firm Aegis (formerly PeopleSupport in the Philippines) is making the rounds in social media, thumbing down the Philippines as an outsourcing location while promoting Malaysia as an ideal alternative.
In an actual LTE-A testing held recently at Shangri-La Mactan in Cebu during the 10th Asian Carriers Conference (ACC), Speedtest.net yielded results of 132.62 Mbps download and 20.26 Mbps upload speeds.
Android One, an ultra-cheap smartphone that Google will be selling in developing economies, has just been formally announced by the tech giant. And since the Philippines is one the countries where the mobile phone will be sold, the official video released by Google shows the iconic Philippine jeepney set against a rural backdrop in the opening sequence.
Accenture Philippines managing director Lito Tayag rose to the challenge hurled by Megaworld chair Andrew Tan, while IBM Philippine country general manager Mariels Almeda Winhoffer was nominated by AIM president Steven DeKrey.