Local telco group PLDT and Smart Communications has lauded the passage last Dec. 2 of House Bill 10388, which requires subdivisions and housing development projects to allocate an area for cell sites, at the House of Representatives on its third and final reading.
At the same time, the BSP said it will also “recalibrate” its approach in handling applications from non-bank institutions for new EMI (electronic money institution) or e-wallet licenses.
Silicon Valley-based hardware security firm Axiado Corp. also announced the appointment of Converge CEO and founder Dennis Uy to its board of directors after he made an undisclosed amount of investment during a recent funding round.
The latest 5G report from mobile metrics firm Opensignal, which highlights how 5G is accelerating improvements in the experience of mobile users worldwide, has...
Homegrown fintech startup NextPay, a digital financial solutions platform, has partnered with local online-to-offline (O2O) payments provider Ayannah to allow its customers to disburse funds to unbanked recipients.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said it is eyeing offline digital payment solutions to enable transactions without the need for Internet connection in an effort to boost financial inclusion in off-grid areas.
In order to adapt with the new normal of intelligent enterprises, infrastructure investment firm Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC) tapped German software company SAP to bring its business to the cloud, specifically on Amazon Web Services (AWS) through the new “Rise with SAP” program.
Globe said reducing the spectrum user fees will allow telcos to divert essential resources to much-needed network builds instead of paying expensive fees.
