onverge ICT trumped its broadband rivals Globe and PLDT as it registered net additional residential subscribers of 284,000 for its fiber plans last year, the biggest fiber net adds in the industry during the period.
The Philippine delegation also met representatives from Czech tech giant ERA to explore the company's interest in expanding its presence in the Philippines.
NEDA secretary Arsenio Balisacan told a forum that access to reliable Internet services is no longer a luxury but a fundamental prerequisite for inclusive socioeconomic development.
The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has ordered all Internet service providers to immediately block the website of OctaFXfor the protection of the investing public, as requested by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
PLDT announced on Thursday, March 7, the formation of a digital entity called “Digico” that will harness the data assets of the MVP Group of Companies and provide a payment platform for a serious group-wide digitalization effort.
The ADB noted that smartphone usage in the Philippines is among the most widespread in Southeast Asia, but the country has limited tower coverage — with only 240 towers per million population.
The IT-BPM Industry Association of the Philippines (IBPAP) has underscored the need to change public misperception of the industry as “just call centers”, citing the high demand for Filipino expertise in the medical, financial, data analytics, and other sectors beyond just business process outsourcing (BPO).
The SEC issued the order after it found that the bogus Ayala Group has been conducting an unregistered investment scheme called Tasking and Recharging, which offers online jobs to prospective investors who are tasked to perform certain tasks in exchange for commissions.