Sen. Manuel "Lito" Lapid has filed Senate Bill 1876, which aims to promote open access in data transmission and provide additional powers to the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to encourage the construction and development of reliable, affordable, open and accessible data networks.
Even without a mobile signal, a SmartSAT XT Lite--a handheld, lightweight satellite phone powered by Thuraya and PLDT wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart)--was able to give out the fishermen’s longitude and latitude details and enabled them to relay their situation to the Philippine Navy and Coast Guard.
Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) undersecretary Jocelle Batapa-Sigue recently presented the country’s latest policy and regulation updates at the APEC Telecommunications and Information Working Group’s (TELWG) Opening Plenary Meeting held last Feb. 18 at Palm Springs, California.
Supreme Court (SC) chief justice Alexander G. Gesmundo said natural language processing — the same technology behind ChatGPT — will provide more accurate and reliable results for legal research.
The Optical Media Board (OMB) has outlived its purpose and would best be abolished, Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada said on Tuesday, Feb. 21, as he filed Senate Bill No. 1904.
Almost one in two (49%) of fintechs have identified KYC or Know-Your-Customer checks as their top challenge, according to a report from tech firm TDCX.
Fiber broadband provider Converge ICT Solutions Inc. said it will support the push of ICT ministers in the Asean region for continued digital transformation in Southeast Asia, especially amid the ongoing recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Radenta Technologies, one of the country's leading IT solutions integrators, was a Diamond Sponsor at the 25th anniversary celebrations of the Federation of Associations of Private Schools and Administrators (FAPSA) held recently at the Manila Hotel.
