Television viewers will notice that dominant carrier Smart Communications launched a new set of commercials on all major networks. Even more discerning viewers, however, will notice the absence of the “Live More” phrase that the company has been using for months to paint its rival Globe Telecom in a bad light.
The country’s two major telecommunications providers denied on Thursday claims made by the Commission on Elections that weak signals played a major role in the delayed transmission of results in Monday’s elections.
Smart Communications Inc. has garnered seven nominations at the prestigious Asia Communication Awards (ACA)—the highest number of finalists from a single company this year.
A surge in the use of social media and other Internet services among Filipinos helped Smart Communications Inc. land in the No. 1 spot of the Bureau of Internal Revenue’s (BIR) list of Top 500 nonindividual taxpayers for 2011.
The broadband postpaid business of Smart Communications Inc. grew by 132 percent last year from year-before level, according to broadband Internet and data services head Lloyd Manaloto.
For the second consecutive year, Smart Communications Inc. has dominated the Anvil Awards, receiving a total of 14 awards for initiatives in brand communication, digital communication, disaster preparedness and response, education, environment, health, human resources, livelihood and “technopreneurship.”
Leading mobile phone provider Smart Communications has rolled out a “bucket” offering of long term evolution (LTE), the fastest fourth generation (4G) technology to date.
Smart Communications made significant strides in the postpaid space from January to September as it focused on getting more loyal customers.
The country’s telecom firms failed to comply with minimum service quality requirements set by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), indicating the need for companies to continue investing in their networks amid exponential traffic growth.
Dominant carrier Smart Communications Inc. said it could have asked for more money in giving up the third-generation (3G) mobile frequency held by unit Connectivity Unlimited Resource Enterprises (Cure).
Given the upswing in the property market, Finance Undersecretary John Sevilla said a year ago that the government should privatize the Food Terminal Inc. property in Taguig at a price analogous to a merchandise in upscale Rustan’s as opposed to that hawked in Divisoria or even Greenhills.
The low-cost brand of Smart Communications Inc. continued to perform strongly in the first quarter, posting a record contribution to the telco’s total revenues.
