PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
PLDT extends free Wi-Fi access in Cebu
Leading telecoms company PLDT has extended its free wifi access to Cebu-based landline and DSL subscribers after successfully implementing the first multiple access point outdoor wifi service during the Sinulog Festival in Cebu City. (Jan 16, 2012) Read more.
PLDT brings its Wifi Zone service to major shopping centers
PLDT, the country’s leading telecommunications company, has expanded the coverage of its free high-speed unlimited Wifi access service for PLDT myDSL and landline subscribers from restaurants and establishments to include major shopping centers in Metro Manila. (Dec 15, 2011) Read more.
PLDT offers first fiber optic connection to home users
with PLDT Fibr
PLDT, the country’s leading telecommunications service provider, is now offering direct-to-the-home (DTTH) fiber optic data service in selected Metro Manila subdivisions. (Nov 17, 2011) Read more.
New system will double PLDT international bandwidth
Construction of new undersea cable system starts
The Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) announced Wednesday that marine construction work has started on the $300-million Asia Submarine-cable Express (ASE) which when completed in the third quarter of 2012 will more than double PLDT's existing international bandwidth capacity. (Nov 16, 2011) Read more.
Add-on to landline, MyDSL service
PLDT rolls out Wifi zone add-on service
PLDT, the country’s leading telecommunications company, is setting a network of Wifi zones in Metro Manila establishments to provide its myDSL and landline service subscribers unlimited Wifi internet connection even outside their homes or offices.(Oct 24, 2011) Read more.
PLDT Multiline: One SIM, two cell phone numbers
It has become much easier – and cheaper – for Filipinos in Hong Kong and Singapore to be reached by family and friends in the Philippines, thanks to an innovative new service of telecoms leader PLDT that puts two cell phone numbers inside a single SIM card. (May 20, 2011) Read more.
PLDT Global launches mobile internet service in HK
Like their families back home, more and more Filipinos in Hong Kong have become savvy users of the Internet. To address that growing need, PLDT Global through 1528, its mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) in Hong Kong, has launched a mobile internet service that enables subscribers to go online anytime, anywhere to check emails from home, “IM” their friends, update their social networking accounts, and even watch videos. (May 20, 2011) Read more.
Smart EntrePinays make it big in HK
Roberta Baro, or Beth, is one of the many Filipinos who’ve gone to Hong Kong to work as domestic helpers to support their families in the Philippines. Today, she is a successful “entrePinay”. (May 20, 2011) Read more.
Smart Pinoy Store
Filipinos in Hong Kong have been benefitting from an innovative payments gateway for Philippine products and services that has been set up by PLDT Global Corporation (PGC), a wholly-owned affiliate of the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company.oberta Baro, or Beth, is one of the (May 20, 2011)Read more.
PLDT launches Alpha Enterprise
Business, by nature, is a competitive racetrack. Partnering with the best is the key to rising from the rest and being top dog in the industry proves one’s staying power. (May 4, 2011) Read more.
PLDT offers pioneering web-based sales and inventory system for SMEs
Small and medium enterprises, who long for a point-of-sale (POS) system that can track how much they sell and how much stock they have left at their stores in real-time and from anywhere, can now turn to PLDT SME Nation. (Apr 15, 2011) Read more.
PLDT offers first mobile cloud computing solution
The Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company has introduced the country’s first mobile broadband solution that offers integrated cloud-based internet protection. (Mar 8, 2011) Read more.
PLDT powers first Wi-Fi enabled bus line
JAC Liner, one of the leading bus lines in the country, has become the first bus line to offer free Wi-Fi access in its buses with the help of Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT). (Feb 20, 2011) Read more.
PLDT helps secure corporate clients’ vehicles
Clients of PLDT may no longer worry about the security of their vehicles and other property on the field. (Feb 18, 2011) Read more.
PLDT SME Nation’s Negosyo Boost connects SMEs online
In an increasingly interconnected world, many businesses have hitched their wagons to the internet to help their businesses flourish. (Feb 17, 2011) Read more.
PLDT’s network expansion spurs CamSur’s economic growth
What a big change a few hair-thin strands of optical fiber can make. (Feb 11, 2011) Read more.
PLDT eyes “next-wave” cities for growth
Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) has set its sights on “next-wave” cities in Central and Western Visayas and Bicol region for more high-bandwidth customers, particularly those in the Business Process Outsourcing industry. (Dec 20, 2010) Read more.
PLDT introduces PLDT TelPad
The Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) is transforming the face, feel and future of the fixed line business with a new offering that bundles a landline service with a touch-screen tablet and a high speed myDSL service all under one service plan. (Dec 13, 2010) Read more.
PLDT completes P2.8-B fiber optic network expansion
Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) has completed a P2.8-billion expansion of its Domestic Fiber Optic Network (DFON), further extending the reach and strengthening the resiliency of the country’s most extensive communications transmission network. (Dec 2, 2010) Read more.
PLDT offers free automated information service
The Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. has come up with an innovative inquiry service called AskPLDT that will allow postpaid landline subscribers to quickly get important information for free. (September 30, 2008) Read more.
SubicTel to offer cutting-edge services as it changes company name
Subic Telecommunications Company Inc. has officially changed its name to PLDT Subic Telecom Inc., a signal of its renewed strength and relationship with its parent company, Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (“PLDT”). As a result, PLDT Subic Telecom is expected to offer an array of cutting-edge services for multinational companies and residents of the Subic Bay Freeport Zone. (August 12, 2008) Read more.
Asia-America Gateway Link PLDT launches Philippine leg of US$550-M fiber cable network
MANILA, Philippines, May 27, 2008 – PLDT marks today another major milestone in the country’s telecommunications industry with the landing of the Philippine leg of the Asia-America Gateway (AAG) in Bgy. Baccuit, Bauang, La Union (May 27, 2008) Read more.
PLDT introduces wireless security solution
The Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. has launched its latest innovation that will help corporate clients secure their facilities (April 4, 2008) Read more.
SubicTel completes fiber optic project
MANILA, Philippines, November 29, 2007 – Subic Telecommunications Company Inc. (SubicTel), a subsidiary of Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co., has completed its state-of-the-art fiber optic connection, paving the way for new investors in Subic Bay Freeport Zone. (November 29, 2007) Read more.
PLDT makes pitch for broadband in Cebu ICT 2007
The Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. is focusing on broadband services to help Cebu attract investments in information and communications technology (ICT) and bring about economic development in the province. (June 25, 2007) Read more
ePLDT introduces virtual call center service
ePLDT, PLDT’s information and communications technology arm, launched today a new service called Unified Contact Center Plus, a pre-integrated suite of cost-efficient call center applications that are easy to install and maintain. (June 20, 2007) Read more
SubicTel expands capacity with fiber optic cable
Subic Telecommunications Company Inc. (SubicTel), a subsidiary of Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co., will soon have a state-of-the-art fiber optic connection that will increase its capacity for data services in the Subic Bay Freeport Zone. (May 15, 2007) Read more
ePLDT, Global 360 offer BPM Suite
ePLDT, the information and communications technology arm of the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company, announced recently that it has partnered with Global 360 to offer Business Process Management (BPM) Suite, a powerful software that will enable organizations to cut costs by streamlining their operations. (April 27, 2007) Read more
PLDT Group Pioneers Simultaneous Video Broadcast Over
3G, Mobile TV, Fixed Line and Wireless Broadband Internet
Leading telecommunications provider Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) will provide a free, exclusive, and uninterrupted broadcast of “Blaze of Glory: Manny Pacquiao versus Jorge Solis” to select 3G users, PLDT myDSL, Mobile TV, and SmartBro subscribers nationwide for free. (April 10, 2007) Read more
SubicTel powers up Internet speed
Subic Telecommunications Company Inc. (SubicTel), subsidiary of Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co., will soon double the speed for its broadband Internet service at no cost as part of efforts to further improve service for customers within the special economic zone. (March 8, 2007) Read more
PLDT opens new call center site
Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co., through its fully-owned subsidiary ePLDT, has launched today another call center site under the Ventus brand to address the growing demand for outsourced call center services from US-based companies. (October 10, 2006) Read more
SubicTel offers wireless DSL
Subic Telecommunications Company Inc. (SubicTel) has opened up wireless broadband Internet access at the Subic Bay Freeport Zone to allow more clients to enjoy the benefits of high-speed Internet access. (September 19, 2006) Read more
1528 Smart introduces Smart Padala in HK
PLDT (HK) Limited has introduced a new service that allows Filipinos living in Hong Kong to send funds and airtime load directly to their beneficiaries in the Philippines through text messaging on their mobile phones. (August 26, 2006) Read more
PLDT launches fiber optic link to Baguio
BAGUIO, Philippines, July 28, 2006 – PLDT today launched the first fiber optic link to Baguio City, connecting the City of Pines to PLDT’s DFON or Digital Fiber Optic Network, the country’s first and biggest nationwide fiber optic network. (July 28, 2006) Read more
PLDT showcases wireless solutions for Cebu business community
Productivity-boosting wireless business solutions are the focus of the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. during the Cebu Business Month 2006. (June 20, 2006) Read more
PLDT clarifies new pilot landline scheme
PLDT recently received an approval from the National Telecommunications Commission to offer on a pilot basis new landline service packages in selected areas of the country. (May 25, 2006) Read more
Road Warriors Armed With Next Generation Technology
Unilever Gets PLDT-Enabled
Unilever Philippines is stepping up to the high-technology plate. The giant consumer packaged products conglomerate thinks it’s high time to upgrade its sprawling local operations. (May 19, 2006) Read more
ePLDT presents VoIP-related security risks in Powertips confab
ePLDT, the premier Information and Communications Technology company in the country, recently presented the security risks in the use of VoIP or Voice Over Internet Telephony Protocol during the POWERTIPS conference on enterprise security aimed at raising awareness of cyber security and empowering corporate infrastructure and personal systems to protect themselves from risks. (May 12, 2006) Read more
PLDT, Plantersbank offer SMEs financial and telecom tools
Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. and Plantersbank have teamed up to offer small and medium enterprises (SMEs) a package of financial and telecom solutions to help them thrive in an increasingly competitive environment. (April 25, 2006) Read more
ePLDT, NTT team up to secure Instant Messaging in RP
ePLDT, the premier ICT company in the country, recently inked a partnership agreement with Japan-based NTT Communications to test, deploy and offer secure Instant Messaging services in the Philippines. (February 2006) Read more
PLDT Group taps Filipinos in Singapore for prepaid mobile service
Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co., through subsidiary PLDT Singapore, has struck a deal with M1, one of Singapore’s innovative mobile and IDD (international direct dial) service providers, to tap Filipinos in Singapore for a new prepaid mobile service. (January 17, 2006) Read more