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Aside from the P25-million cash grand prize, up for grabs are brand new smartphones, MVP Rewards points, and free data, videos, games, and music.

The drone solution, which will operate on Smart's frequency, is part of the Nokia Saving Lives program that aims to provide communication technology and technical assistance to emergency response teams.

PLDT and Smart on-aired the first 5G cell site at the PLDT headquarters in Makati City with technology partner Huawei, while it also on-aired the first 5G cell site at the Clark Smart 5G City in the CFZ with technology partner Ericsson.

Under the partnership, Smart and Starmobile are presenting the Play Click LTE bundle for TNT subscribers at an affordable price to encourage more users to upgrade to LTE.

Under the partnership, Smart and Oppo are offering the Oppo A71 phone kit bundle to Smart, TNT and Sun users at a discounted price to encourage more customers to upgrade their devices to LTE.

The new service will be initially available to selected subscribers by October after Samsung releases its latest firmware over-the-air update.

Marawi is among the many areas across Mindanao that are having LTE for the first time. To date, 48% of Mindanao sites have now been upgraded to LTE.

The app will come preinstalled in the tablets included in every Smart School-in-a-Bag package and will be given to students and teachers from 32 schools.

Smart Communications and Ericsson have signed an MoU to deploy the country's first 5G pilot network by the first half of 2019.

Using Smart?s high-speed LTE connectivity and the portable Nokia Ultra Compact Network, the system can also create a secure communication between drones, other equipment, and rescue team members.