Congress approves SIM registration bill

The Senate and the House of Representatives have approved the proposed SIM Card Registration Act, including the mandatory registration of social media accounts. The proposal is now awaiting the signa…

PLDT, Smart fastest fixed, mobile network in Q3-Q4 2021 —Ookla

PLDT-Smart has announced that it has dominated telco rivals at the Ookla Speedtest Awards for Q3-Q4 2021. PLDT earned the Fastest Fixed Network title, while its wireless arm Smart named Fastest 5G Mo…

Globe network improves on all Ookla metrics in Q4 2021

According to Ookla's Q4 2021 data, the Globe mobile network recorded consistent quarterly improvements on average download and upload speeds, consistency score, and speed score. Globe Telecom saw…

Globe: more customers enjoy improved network experience with new, upgraded LTE sites

Globe has built 195 new cell sites and upgraded 2,800 base stations with LTE technology in 706 towns and cities across 81 provinces between September and October 2021. This added approximately one mi…

Globe At Home Prepaid WiFi, Prepaid WiFi LTE-Advanced get price drop

Globe has announced that its modems Globe At Home Prepaid WiFi and Globe At Home Prepaid WiFi LTE-Advanced are now more affordable. Globe At Home Prepaid WiFi modem will be available at the Globe On…

Globe removes one-time activation fee for Facetime, iMessage

Globe Telecom has announced the removal of the one-time activation fee for Facetime and iMessage services. Thus, iPhone users are encouraged to activate their Facetime and iMessage now that the activ…

Globe launches eco-SIM made of recycled materials

Globe has launched the first eco-SIM cards in Asia made of recycled materials. According to Globe, the deployment, which began in November 2021 for select postpaid mobile customers, was initiated to…

PH records average mobile speeds of 19.20 Mbps —Ookla Dec 2021 data

Network testing firm Ookla has released its latest Speedtest Global Index for December 2021, noting that the Philippines' rank has raised one position for mobile download speeds and nine spots in…