Local telcos Globe Telecom and Smart Communications said they will comply with the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC)’s directive to block or deactivate URLs in text messages.
As the Philippines continues to experience exponential growth in data, supported by Omdia’s latest figures on cellular data traffic projections for the country, Nokia anticipates the demand of critical network technology to rise as the country bounces back from the pandemic and moves towards Industry 4.0.
After enduring the economic instability at the height of the pandemic, the country’s IT and Business Process Management sector expects a single-digit improvement or 8% in full-time employees (FTEs) and double-digit growth to 10% in earnings.
Rival service providers have launched “Oplan Kontra Putol,” an industry-wide initiative that seeks to inform the public about illegal cable-cutting and the disruption it brings to families and communities.
“As our country continues to recover from the pandemic, e-Commerce remains to be the catalyst towards economic recovery and growth,” DTI director Christopher Lawrence Arnuco said.
Consumer finance provider Home Credit Philippines (HCPH) reported its highest first half performance ever in the country, logging P23.19 billion worth of financing from roughly 1.6 million loans facilitated through its mobile-friendly platform between January and June 2022.
Dominant telcos Globe Telecom and Smart Communications are ready battle it out against upstart rival Dito Telecommunity at the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) after the anti-trust agency said on Friday, Aug. 26, that it is opening an investigation based on the complaint filed by the Dennis Uy-owned operator.
The Virtual Customer Services (VCS) project, which will adopt 100% work-from-home operations for its contact center agents, will provide customer and vendor management services to support Amazon’s global retail business and sellers.
