In partnership with the ICT Office of the Department of Science and Technology, Globe said it is currently pilot-testing the use of the frequency for broadband service in several areas in the country, including Bohol and Cebu.
The Tech4ED Project of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Office of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) recently won at the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Prizes 2016 under the e-Employment action line.
An Internet security firm has revealed that a Philippine bank has been attacked by the same hacker group which took $81 million from the Bangladesh central bank and attempted to steal over $1 million from the Tien Phong Bank in Vietnam.
After signing a multi-year, multi-transponder agreement with Luxembourg-based satellite firm SES, Sky Cable is also now going into the direct-to-home (DTH) satellite TV market to compete with incumbent players Cignal and Dream.
Sen. Bam Aquino also lauded President Aquino's approval of the creation of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) into law.
The move was immediately met with enthusiasm by the local ICT sector, which has been pushing Aquino to sign the measure. Lawyer Jocelle Batapa-Sigue, former chair of the National ICT Council Federation of the Philippines, said the signing marked a "momentous day" for the ICT sector.
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