Globe said it has logged over 1.5 million SIM registrations as of Dec. 28, while Smart Communications said it has received close to 400,000 successful applications. Dito Telecommunity, meanwhile, said subscribers who successfully register their SIM cards will receive 2GB bonus data.
Mobile operator Globe’s 917Ventures and Ayala Corporation are set to bring two-wheel electric vehicle and battery-swapping technology of Taiwanese firm Gogoro to the Philippines.
The planned Asia Link Cable (ALC) will be approximately 6,000 kilometers in length, connecting Hong Kong and Singapore as its trunk, with branches into the Philippines, Brunei Darussalam and Hainan, China.
Ayala-owned telco Globe will no longer be using the word “Telecom” in its trade name and marketing collaterals as it transitions to a digital solutions provider and veer away from its core telecommunications business.
Globe announced on Tuesday, Sept. 27, that it has completed the first closing with 800 towers out of the 3,529 towers to be acquired by common tower operator Frontier Towers for a cash consideration of P10 billion.
Globe Telecom chief information security officer Anton Bonifacio said their coordination with law enforcement agencies has led to the arrest and prosecution of text scammers.
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.
A lawyer for local operator Globe Telecom said during a Senate hearing on Thursday, Sept. 8, that lawmakers may consider inserting a provision in the proposed SIM registration bill that requires SIM cards to be activated only after registration.
