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Globe offers commercial wireless services through its 2G, 3G, 3.5G HSPA+, 4G LTE, and LTE-A networks, with 5G currently being deployed in key areas in the Philippines. [8] Its 5G coverage is available in over 3,000 locations all over the country, and nearly 100% of the population in the National Capital Region , Davao City , and Cebu .
On May 28, 2013, entertainment and media conglomerate ABS-CBN and wireless telecommunications giant Globe Telecom signed a historic network-sharing agreement which allows the two companies to share assets such as frequencies, switches, servers, and transmitters and allows ABS-CBN to offer its own prepaid and postpaid SMS, voice, and data services to its own targeted market.
PLDT operates its wireless cellular services through its brands, namely Smart and TNT. Smart, its flagship brand, offers commercial wireless services through its 2G, 3G, 3.5G HSPA+, 4G LTE network, and 5G in the key areas in the Philippines. Smart also offers terrestrial satellite communication services and wireless complimentary offerings.
Philippine Internet eXchange (PhIX) is the first Internet Exchange Point in the Philippines. [1]It is a joint project of Philippine Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to interconnect through a common backbone or Internet Exchange Point (IX) for efficient infrastructure.
The SIM Registration Act, officially designated as Republic Act No. 11934 and commonly referred to as the SIM card law, is a Philippine law mandating the registration of SIM cards before activation. Under the measure, mobile device users must register their SIM cards, whether prepaid or postpaid .
A TNT promo streamers featuring, the AlDub loveteam in a sari-sari store in Holy Spirit, Quezon City. The brand has ventured into landline units dubbed 'Barangay Phone' which essentially is a wireless handset which can be used to text mobile phones and call anywhere in the Philippines.
The plan has been approved by the National Telecommunications Commission and now operates as ABS-CBN Mobile. [35] It ceased operations on November 30, 2018, after both ABS-CBN and Globe decided not to renew their network-sharing agreement after assessing its mobile business model as financially unsustainable.
The Philippines' telecommunication industry is dominated by the duopoly of PLDT, Inc.–Smart Communications and Globe Telecom.The situation has been cited by critics of the duopoly as the reason for the country's poor internet infrastructure and the country has consistently ranked at the bottom-tier among countries in terms of internet speed. [1]