MANILA, Philippines – Consolidation in the Philippine telecommunications industry is inevitable, with more companies likely to be absorbed, especially since the local market size can only support no more than three major carriers, Canada-based ICT research firm XMG Global said. Read the rest of this entry »

The other thing the President talked about upon his voluntary repatriation was the PLDT-Digitel merger.

Well, to be fair, he did not really talk about it. He simply said he is in receipt of a voluminous report (about half an inch thick) from groups opposed to the merger. Read the rest of this entry »

THE lucrative telecommunications industry will continue to experience a rise in traffic volume in 2011, although yields will decline, as network operators offer bucket pricing and unlimited pricing schemes, the president of the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) said last week. Read the rest of this entry »

Global telecoms revenue will bounce back this year, thanks to a strong rally in the mobile sector, telecoms analyst Ovum said.

New figures released by Ovum’s Global Telecoms Analyzer showed that telecoms service provider revenues only grew by 2.2% year-on-year in 2009. Read the rest of this entry »

MANILA, Philippines – The year 2009 did not come easy for the telecommunications industry, which had to grapple with sweeping reforms instituted by the government that would change the landscape for better or for worse. Read the rest of this entry »

MANILA, Philippines – Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile and Sen. Manuel Roxas II asked major cellular phone companies yesterday to comply with the “per pulse” billing system required by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC). Read the rest of this entry »

Telecommunication companies, or telcos, are upbeat about the outlook for the mobile-banking business amid the global financial crisis, executives told The Manila Times. Read the rest of this entry »

Proposed bill supports current voice, SMS rates

MANILA, Philippines – Manila Representative Congresswoman Maria Theresa Bonoan-David has filed a bill seeking to mandate telecommunications firms to allot a portion of their revenues for health and education programs for children. Read the rest of this entry »

MANILA, Philippines – The two international cable systems which carry international broadband and telecommunications connectivity for the country’s two leading telco providers — Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) and Globe Telecom — have suffered from “multiple cable cuts,” the cause of which is still unknown. Read the rest of this entry »

A World Bank study has cited the Philippines as a model for mobile banking, which give the poor a tool to access bank services. Read the rest of this entry »