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Latest Telecoms News from Philippines |
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Smart Offers to Buy Out Minority Shareholders in Subsidiary Philippine operator, Smart Communications has proposed to buy out the minority shareholders in Pilipino Telephone Corp. (Piltel), offering a 15% premium over the shareprice before the deal was announced....Globe Telecom Secures $50 Million Canadian Loan The Philippines based mobile network operator, Globe Telecom has signed a US$50 million loan facility with Canada's Export Development agency....Philippines Operator Upgrades MMS Platform The Philippines based mobile network operator, Smart Communications has selected Aicent's mBridge to enhance multimedia message service (MMS) delivery for their subscribers....Using Mobile Phones as "Teachers" in The Philippines Twenty public elementary schools in Ilagan, Isabela, Philippines are now capable of accessing interactive, multimedia educational videos through the use of mobile phones....modu Secures $38.5 Million Initial Order for its Mobile Phones Israeli handset vendor, modu has announced an exclusive agreement with Lynk Communications to distribute modu phones and modu jackets in the Philippines, with agreements in several other countries in the region to be announced at a later date....Globe Telecom Q4 2008 Preliminary Results In advance of full-year disclosure for 2008, Philippine operator Globe Telecom has released preliminary results for the fourth quarter of the year. These show the weakest quarterly performance of 2008, with net additions falling to 0.95m, after 0.96m, 1.46m and 1.01m in the previous three periods....Philippines Regulator Defies Court Ban - Consults on Remaining 3G License The Philippines telecoms regulator, the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has gone ahead with a public consulation on plans to award a fifth 3G license - despite a court order forbidding the award of the license....Texas Instruments to cut 400 jobs in Philippines U.S. microchip maker Texas Instruments is slashing 400 jobs in the Philippines to cope with falling orders amid the global economic crunch, labor officials said Friday....Court Blocks Philippines 3G License Award The Philippines telecoms regulator, the NTC has been ordered by a court of appeals to stop awarding 3G licenses. The ruling comes from an appeal filed by Bayan Telecommunications which had lost an earlier application for a 3G license....The Philippines gained a new 3G network as Connectivity Unlimited Resource Enterprise (CURE) relaunched itself as a low-cost operator under the "Red Mobile" brand.... |