Singapore’s NCS and the Philippines’ Globe Telecom have teamed up to acquire a 51 percent in Yondu. The transaction values Yondu at PHP 1.87 billion (aboutS$44 million), with NCS paying a net consideration of PHP […]
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Consortium to build 6,000km submarine Cable System in SEA
A consortium of Asian regional carriers has agreed to build the US$300 million Asia Link Cable System (ALC) submarine cable system to connect the region. Spanning 6,000km undersea, the system aims to support Southeast Asia’s […]
Globe Telecom to upgrade network
Globe Telecom is embarking on a massive network upgrade a decade after it introduced data in the Philippines.
1m out-of-school Filipinos to get access to mEducation
GSMA is collaborating with the Philippines government agencies and all mobile network operators across the K-12 spectrum to provide up to one million Filipino out-of-school youths (OSYs) with additional opportunities to access education, including technical vocational (tech-voc) education, via mobile media.
The ground-breaking cooperation on mEducation involves government partners including the Philippines Department of Education (DepEd) and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), and mobile operators Digitel Mobile Philippines Inc. (DMPI), Globe Telecom and Smart Communications.
The operators are co-operating to complement the efforts of multiple government agencies by extending knowledge to OSYs, especially those in underserved areas and geographically isolated communities, with the support and reach of mobile technology. The National Statistics Office of the Philippines reports that in 2011, there were at least 6.24 million out-of-school youths in the country.
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