Connectivity

6 days ago

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.

10 Jul 2025

8:35AM

PLDT Home’s ‘Always On’ ensures uninterrupted connectivity

In an always-connected world, even a few seconds of internet downtime can feel like forever — whether it’s during a Zoom call, a favorite series binge, or a school session. Fiber disruptions, often beyond anyone’s control, can bring life to a screeching halt.

23 Jun 2025

1:42PM

Aseana City banks on rail access to address Metro Manila gridlock

With traffic congestion in Metro Manila worsening and rehabilitation plans underway for EDSA, one developer is demonstrating how masterplanning around mass transit can reshape how cities move.

16 Jun 2025

6:23PM

Fast, flexible, affordable: PLDT Home rolls out prepaid fiber plans

PLDT Home is setting a new standard in connectivity by making fast, unlimited fiber internet more accessible to Filipino households.

26 Mar 2025

10:19AM

PLDT Home’s Fiber Fest returns with bigger deals and faster internet

Back for its second year, PLDT Home’s Fiber Fest 2025 expands to more barangays across Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. It offers exclusive broadband deals, interactive activities, and same-day installation of ultra-fast fiber plans with speeds of up to 1 Gbps.