The SpeedGeo Broadband Network Report, covering Oct. 1, 2025 to Sept. 30, 2026, showed Converge with an average download speed of 138.1 Mbps. PLDT followed at 116.9 Mbps, while Globe posted 112.2 Mbps. The overall market average was 108.3 Mbps.
Japanese tech giant Toshiba Corporation is planning a multi-billion-peso investment in the Philippines over the next three years to expand its production of high-capacity hard disk drives, a move expected to generate about 3,000 jobs.
Among the reforms already implemented by Office of the City Prosecutor (OCP) of Makati is electronic inquest, which allows proceedings involving arrested suspects to be conducted virtually.
Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) secretary Henry Aguda has submitted his resignation after First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos asked Pres. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to remove him over a series of controversies, industry sources told Newsbytes.PH.
Global fintech company Revolut is exploring plans to establish a wholly owned Philippine entity as it looks to offer digital banking and electronic money issuer (EMI) services in the country.
Globe Telecom and its tower company partners recorded 1,245 cases of telecommunications equipment theft as of September 2026, causing service outages nationwide, the company said.
Supreme Court (SC) chief justice Alexander G. Gesmundo led a delegation to Fortinet’s headquarters in Sunnyvale, California, on Sept. 29 and 30 to discuss cybersecurity, artificial intelligence (AI), and network infrastructure for the judiciary’s digital services.
Mabalacat City in Pampanga has banned the playing of online game Roblox in all computer shops following the passage of an ordinance by the city council, with city officials saying the ordinance aims to prevent students from being influenced by violence depicted in the gaming platform.
Internet services affected by a submarine cable disruption between the Philippines and Singapore have returned to normal, according to PLDT and Globe, while Converge ICT Solutions said it has successfully rerouted affected traffic through other cables.
Former Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) assistant secretary Allan Cabanlong has questioned secretary Henry Aguda’s claim that the Philippines ranks first or second in Southeast Asia in areas including artificial intelligence policy, governance, skills and capability.
