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Globe sells more telco towers to Unity

GLOBE Telecom Inc. on Tuesday said that it had closed the sale of 282 towers to Unity Digital Infrastructure (Unity), a partnership between Aboitiz InfraCapital (AIC) and Partners Group, for P3.4 billion. This brought the total number of towers sold to Unity to 315, bringing completed transactions to date to P3.8 billion. Under a deal

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UN marks World Water Day as droughts plague the globe

World Water Day, held on 22 March every year since 1993, is an annual United Nations Observance focusing on the importance of freshwater – yet many parts of the world, including Catalonia, Spain, are observing their worst droughts in decades. ADVERTISEMENT The Spanish region of Catalonia is experiencing one of the worst droughts in living

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Solar hybrid systems installed in Globe sites

GLOBE Telecom Inc. said Wednesday that it had completed the installation of hybrid solar power systems across 26 sites nationwide under an environmental sustainability commitment. The program, which ran from 2022 to 2023, focused on integrating hybrid solar power across 26 Globe sites: three in the National Capital Region, 17 in South Luzon, and six

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Wintry Weather Turns Montana Town to ‘Snow Globe’

Fresh snow in northern Montana on Tuesday, February 20, charmed one local, who likened the effect to a “snow globe.” Video taken by shows @ERobbinsCFalls shows the snowy conditions Tuesday morning in Columbia Falls, north of Missoula. The National Weather Service encouraged drivers to look out for slick spots on the roads throughout the morning.

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Globe revenues rise but profit down 29%

GLOBE Telecom Inc. saw a 29-percent drop in net income last year to P24.6 billion, down 29 percent from the previous year’s P34.6 billion, on higher depreciation expenses and the absence of a one-time gain booked in 2022. The Ayala-led telco said the prior year’s results had been boosted by a one-time net gain, post-tax,

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Globe: Antenna upgrade to address coverage gaps

STATE-OF-THE-ART antennas that will significantly expand cell site reach have been deployed by Globe Telecom Inc., a development the telco said would help address coverage gaps and allow for better services to subscribers. “Created in collaboration with antenna specialists Comarcom Ltd. and Telkha Network Inc. … the Spotlight Vega Antenna was recently deployed in the

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Globe: Bank-related spam, scam SMS down in 2023

GLOBE Telecom Inc. said Tuesday that it had blocked 21.9 million bank-related spam and scam messages last year, a 73.7-percent decline from 83.39 million in 2022. “This milestone not only highlights our commitment to combating financial fraud but also encourages us to continuously enhance our security measures for the protection of our customers,” Globe Chief

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Globe: Over 400K porn sites blocked

GLOBE Telecom Inc. (Globe) blocked a total of 489,849 online sites featuring child pornography last year, up 22 percent from the 401,487 online sites blacklisted in 2022. “[T]he number of disabled URLs (uniform resource locators or web addresses), hosting lewd content also went up by 21.8 percent, reaching 486,802 in the whole of 2023 from

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Globe cloud unit to focus on AI

CASCADEO, the cloud services arm of the Globe Group, will be focusing on the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) this year in a bid to gain a competitive edge. “In 2024, we will embark on a transformative journey from being a cloud-centric organization to becoming AI-centric,” Cascadeo founder and Chief Technology Officer Jared Reimer said

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