Telecom operator PLDT, through its corporate enterprise arm PLDT Alpha Enterprise, recently signed a deal with the local government of Batangas for ICT-enabled services that will interconnect the provincial capitol to all its government facilities allowing for faster document and requirement processing.
Dominant carrier PLDT is dipping its hands in an area where a slew of technology companies have so far failed to conquer in the past: transforming the ordinary TV into an Internet-enabled device.
US enterprise cloud provider Spoken Communications is seeking to gain more local customers in 2014 after successfully providing dominant PLDT with its first cloud-based call center technology in the Philippines last year.
In a report submitted to the National Telecommunications Commission, the companies were able to reestablish cellular service in 100 percent of all cities and municipalities of the following provinces: Aklan, Antique, Biliran, Bohol, Capiz, Cebu, Eastern Samar, Guimaras, Iloilo, Leyte, Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, Northern Samar, Southern Leyte and Western Samar.
GXI executives said GCash will be offered to TGMI affiliate companies and organizations such as the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) and the Franchise Corporation of the Philippines (FranCorp), among others.
SMK is a known supplier of touch panels, universal remote controls, and IR receivers/blasters for consumer electronic products such as ATM machines, cellphones, copiers, car navigation systems, electronic dictionaries, and other gadgets.
While Filipinos tend to buy their gadgets, particularly mobile phones, in ?tiangge? or secondhand stalls because of cost considerations, they also want the security and convenience that a mall shop gives for their precious devices.
The country?s telephone operators ? Bayan Telecommunications, Globe Telecom, and Smart Communications ? have put their manpower and telecom infrastructure in hyper mode to assist subscribers who have been severely affected by monster Typhoon Yolanda.
