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Latest Telecoms News from Philippines
SingTel Announces Plans for LTE Trials in Four Countries
Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) has announced its plan to conduct a regional trial of LTE technology in Australia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Singapore in collaboration with Optus, Globe Telecom and Telkomsel....
Related Tags: singtel, optus, globe-telecom, telkomsel, lte, alcatel-lucent, ericsson, huawei, nec, nokia-siemens-networks, zte
Globe Telecom to Boost Network CAPEX by $100 Million in 2010
The Philippines based Globe Telecom is to boost its capital expenditure plans for 2010 by a quarter to US$500 million, and will be borrowing just over US$100 million to fund the additional spending....
Related Tags: globe-telecom, fiber-optic
Philippines Regulator Rejects Calls to Delay Tariff Changes
The Philippines telecoms regulator has no plans to delay implementation of billing in six-second pulses despite calls from the operators for more time to deploy the billing changes....
Related Tags: ntc
Philippines Reconsiders Tax on Text Messages
Just over a week after the Philippine politicians approved plans for a tax on text messages, the measure is to be subjected to an investigation following strong public opposition....
Related Tags: text-messaging, sms, tax
Filipino Ex-Pat Workers to Use Mobile Phones to Send Money Home
Philippines based bank, Metrobank has inked a deal with mobile payments vendor, Luup to enable overseas workers to send funds to their families back home....
Bayan to Continue to Protest at Denial of 3G License
The Philippines based Bayan Telecommunications is to ask the Court of Appeals to reconsider its recent decision that the telecoms regulator was correct in denying the company a 3G license....
Related Tags: bayan-telecommunications, 3g-license, national-telecommunications-commission
Typhoon disrupts Asia Internet, telephone service
Seabed movements believed caused by Typhoon Morakat damaged seven undersea cables linking Asian nations, disrupting Internet and telephone services, a Taiwanese telephone company said Friday....
Related Tags: chunghwa-telecom
Smartphones a recession beater in Asia
Consumer confidence remains tepid in Asia, even as most of the region slowly makes the transition from recession to recovery. However, the latest data from GfK Asia shows there are pockets of optimism - led by surging demand for smartphones....
Related Tags: smartphone, lcd
Philippines Regulator to Raise BWA Sprectrum Fees
The Philippines telecoms regulator, the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) is proposing to raise the radio spectrum fees for WiMAX/BWA network operators using the 2500-2690 megahertz (MHz) band....
Related Tags: national-telecommunications-commission, wimax, bwa, radio-spectrum, wireless-broadband, smart, ntc, radio
Philippine Operator Seeks Delay in Per-Minute Billing Abolition
Philippines based operator, Globe Telecom is asking the regulator to delay a deadline for the operators to switch from per-minute billing to per-three-second charges....
Related Tags: globe-telecom, smart, ntc, billing