The OpenSignal survey, which measured the performance of operators in major Asian markets, showed that the average Smart LTE download speed across the Philippines was 12.7 Mbps, up 38.5% from the same period a year ago, and well ahead of Globe Telecom's 7.5 Mbps.
The Senate on Monday, Feb. 19, approved on third and final reading a bill that would allow consumers to keep their cellphone numbers for life, even if they change service providers or subscription plans.
Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian has filed Senate Bill No. 1643, also known as "Network Freedom Act", a measure which prohibits mobile telecommunications companies from locking their mobile devices, whether sold as a unit or under a service contract, to their respective networks.
Smart Communications says it will accelerate the deployment of four-component (4CC) carrier aggregation which can deliver data speeds of over 200 Mbps via 4CC capable handsets.
In a Facebook post, DICT undersecretary and officer-in-charge Eliseo Rio Jr. said fixed broadband is the weak point of Globe Telecom and Smart Communications and that is where the third player in the local telecom industry should pounce on.
Foreigners visiting the world?s best beach on this island have complained so much about slow Internet speeds that its governor is taking matters into his own hands.
The Manila Observatory has forged an agreement with Shell companies in the Philippines, together with Smart Communications, in boosting climate resilience and disaster preparedness of local government units (LGUs) across the country.
Smart Communications' move to offer free mobile Internet access to its subscribers for five months up to end-February 2015 has boosted the growth in mobile Internet revenues in the first quarter of the year.
Smart Communications has introduced the Acer Chromebook C720, which marries Acer?s mobile design prowess and Google?s online services with broadband network powered by Smart Bro.
tarting September 5 until February 3, 2015, all Smart, Talk 'N Text, and Sun Cellular subscribers who will access m.wikipedia.org, zero.wikipedia.org, the Wikipedia apps (available for iOS and Android devices), or any other Wikimedia sites on their cellphone, can do so without incurring data charges.
