Globe Telecom has broken into the top 10 strongest telecom brands worldwide, while Smart Communications and PLDT are now among the world’s top 100 strongest telecom brands. Converge ICT Solutions, meanwhile, re-entered the global rankings at 138th.
Fiber Internet provider Converge ICT Solutions plans to roll out nearly one million additional broadband ports this year as it expands its network across the country, particularly in the Visayas and Mindanao.
Ayala-owned telco Globe Telecom reported record gross service revenues of ₱165.1 billion in 2025, driven largely by strong mobile data usage and higher contributions from its fintech affiliate Mynt, the parent company of GCash.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is planning to lift the moratorium on the registration of new online lending platforms (OLPs), while introducing stricter regulatory requirements aimed at protecting borrowers and improving oversight of the digital lending industry.
Fiber broadband provider Converge ICT Solutions reported consolidated revenues of ₱44.8 billion in 2025, up 10.2% from ₱40.6 billion in 2024, driven by growth in both residential and enterprise services.
Indian artificial intelligence firm Gnani.ai, Japanese telecommunications infrastructure provider IPS Pro, and Philippine communications company InfiniVAN announced a partnership aimed at improving low-latency AI services in the Philippines and across Southeast Asia.
Smart Communications and US-based satellite firm Lynk Global have conducted another round of field tests for direct-to-device (D2D) satellite connectivity, this time in the northern towns of Burgos, Bangui, and Pagudpud in Ilocos Norte, areas that face the West Philippine Sea and have limited terrestrial mobile coverage.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ordered digital lending firm Digido Finance Corp. to permanently cease its financing operations, after finding that the company continued extending loans despite the revocation of its corporate registration and financing license last year.
The company said its Wireless Consumer segment generated ₱85 billion in revenues for the year, supported largely by increased data usage and the rollout of 5G services nationwide.
E-wallet provider Maya reported its first full year of profitability in 2025, posting ₱1.7 billion in net income as growth in deposits, lending, and merchant services continued to expand its footprint in the country’s digital-finance market.
