PLDT enterprise segment posts double-digit growth

Telecommunication giant PLDT Inc. has reported brisk growth in its enterprise segment—the business that caters to large corporations and small and medium enterprises (SMEs), especially those that heavily rely on data, broadband and other digital services.

In a statement, PLDT Wednesday said it continued to post double-digit growth in the enterprise segment in the first half of the year, buoyed by data and broadband services that accounted for nearly 60 percent of enterprise revenue.

Through PLDT’s enterprise segments PLDT Alpha and PLDT SME Nation, the company enables businesses with digital services to improve efficiency and help them serve their customers better through solutions like cloud computing, M2M (machine to machine), managed information and communication technology (ICT) services, and tailor-fit packages suited for different needs of corporations and entrepreneurs.

PLDT reported more than P15 billion in revenue from its enterprise business in the first half, up  by 10 percent from year-ago level following the aggressive rollout of enterprise data-driven services and solutions.

“We are seeing sustained double digit growth as of August this year, further solidifying our position as the preferred digital enabler among the country’s industries and government entities. Our robust growth also reflects the emerging requirements of industries, and businesses to become more connected and utilize innovative IT solutions to run their operations,” said PLDT executive vice president and head of the enterprise group Eric Alberto.

“We have aligned our efforts with industry roadmaps to better serve the anticipated needs of companies to keep up with the digital economy. The PLDT Group has steadily put in place the infrastructure necessary to support this growing digital ecosystem that businesses need to thrive in a globally competitive environment, and formed strategic partnerships with IT leaders to serve and grow our portfolio of digital services for the benefit of our country’s enterprises,” he added.

As PLDT seeks to achieve a digital pivot, enterprise revenue from data and broadband services jumped by 23 percent year-on-year to more than P9 billion in the first half with mobile internet revenue surging by 121 percent during the period.

Consolidated corporate data and data center revenues also bolstered the growth in the enterprise segment, posting a 17-percent year-on-year increase to P8 billion as PLDT continued to expand its data center services.

The PLDT Group recently opened its biggest data center in the Makati central business district with a capacity of about 3,600 racks. By 2017, PLDT will have 10 data centers with the launch of the Vitro facilities in Davao, Clark and Cebu, to reach a capacity of 10,000 racks.