Business IT

In partnership with the ICT Office of the Department of Science and Technology, Globe said it is currently pilot-testing the use of the frequency for broadband service in several areas in the country, including Bohol and Cebu.

Smart Communications has teamed up with online job network LinkedIn to allow first-time LinkedIn users who registered by via the mobile app to have free subscription to the Job Seeker Premium Service for three months.

After signing a multi-year, multi-transponder agreement with Luxembourg-based satellite firm SES, Sky Cable is also now going into the direct-to-home (DTH) satellite TV market to compete with incumbent players Cignal and Dream.

For instance, Globe said many home owners oppose the deployment of cell sites in their villages due to a perceived health risk.

PetNet has been doing business in the country as a financial services company for 17 years as Western Union's largest agent network in the Philippines.

BPO company iQor has announced that the company has embarked on a significant expansion initiative that will add over 175,000 square feet of additional contact center space across the Philippines.

Globe Telecom bared on Thursday, April 28, that it has secured the permission of the city government of Manila to roll out fiber broadband technology in Binondo.

Entrepreneurs and businesses who attended the recently held E-Commerce Business Seminar series of the DTI learned about digital payments acceptance for both online and face-to-face transactions with the PayMaya Business suite of digital payments solutions as well as the how-to?s of setting up an online store with TackThis! e-commerce store builder.

Banks and other financial institutions should empower their clients with greater user controls over their accounts in light of increasing incidents of data breaches globally, including the recent Commission on Elections (Comelec)-related data leak allegedly exposing personal sensitive information of more than 55 million voters in the Philippines.

Consumers looking to get a car loan may now do so now as Lendr, the country?s first 24/7 digital loans marketplace, has gone live with China Bank Savings (CBS) as inaugural partner.