Connectivity

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Philippine Airlines’ myPAL eSIM boosts passenger connectivity

Philippine Airlines (PAL) has introduced a new digital service — the myPAL eSIM — to keep its passengers connected while traveling overseas.

15 Oct 2025

4:56PM

DITO makes bid for bigger market share among small businesses

The BizBayan platform offers tailored solutions ranging from connectivity to managed IT and digital marketing services. Its entry-level Konektado Negosyo Bundle starts at P1,150 per month, offering unlimited 5G connectivity of up to 100 Mbps and a CCTV unit. A P1,650 plan provides up to 500 Mbps speeds and an outdoor CCTV unit.

24 Sep 2025

9:28AM

PLDT taps partner to deliver Elon Musk’s Starlink internet to remote PH government sites

PLDT Enterprise is stepping up efforts to connect far-flung government offices after sealing a partnership with systems integrator SMS Global Technologies, Inc. (SMSGT) to deploy satellite internet via Starlink.

18 Aug 2025

4:27PM

DITO, Rakuten Viber partner for next-level digital lifestyles

As one of the world’s most active users of messaging and social apps, Filipinos stand to benefit from DITO Telecommunity’s new partnership with Rakuten Viber — a move that enhances the telco’s drive to deliver affordable, seamless, and lifestyle-focused digital connectivity.

1 Aug 2025

7:49AM

Globe steps up efforts to boost digital access in remote regions

Globe Telecom has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing inclusive growth in the country’s Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged Areas (GIDAs), in line with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s 2025 State of the Nation Address (SONA).

24 Jul 2025

11:04AM

Globe boosts LTE capacity in Batanes, delivers high speed data

Globe is upgrading its mobile network infrastructure in the Batanes Islands using alternative and innovative transport technologies to bring faster, more reliable 4G LTE connectivity to one of the Philippines’ most remote provinces.

22 Jul 2025

7:49AM

Internet access in PH expands, but cost still a barrier: PSA-DICT survey

The percentage of Filipino households with internet access at home climbed to 48.8 percent in 2024, a significant rise from just 17.7 percent in 2019, according to the 2024 National Information and Communications Technology Household Survey (NICTHS).

21 Jul 2025

10:39AM

‘Return to sender’: Salceda flags flaws in Konektadong Pinoy Bill

Joey Sarte Salceda, chair of the Institute for Risk and Strategic Studies (Salceda Research) has called on President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to withhold his signature from the Konektadong Pinoy Bill, warning that the measure could lead to serious weaknesses in the country’s telecommunications policy and disaster preparedness.

14 Jul 2025

10:03AM

Valenzuela’s ‘Silicon Valley’ dream gets boost from Globe connectivity

Globe has pledged to deliver reliable connectivity to the soon-to-rise Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Hub in Valenzuela City—an anchor project under the Department of Information and Communications Technology’s (DICT) “Digital Bayanihan” initiative. The hub aims to make the country future-ready and help create eight million jobs nationwide by 2028.