San Miguel goes into the telecom business (Liberty Telecoms Holdings, Inc.)

[H.Wolowitz]

​nagsugod na ba ni sila og roll out or marketing campaign ? murag wa may balita pa

ot: lisura basahon ani imong format boss uy. sakit sa mata. hehe

[friedrich]

Naa tuy infographics showing unsa ka hinay sa speed diri sa PH compared sa lain ASEAN countries. Disappointing that we're at the tail end. Pakauwaw lang ng mga telcos. Naa pay pa speed-cap2x. I don't know kung makapausab ang Liberty sa telco industry.

if walako nasayop, ang nakabutang didto ky on top is Singapore at 65mbps and the Philippines at the bottom among SEA countries at 3mbps.

[johnjob]

3mb?mak@*** kb speed tuo ko.

[voldemort]

if walako nasayop, ang nakabutang didto ky on top is Singapore at 65mbps and the Philippines at the bottom among SEA countries at 3mbps.

Murag mao ni imo pasabot bro.

[MenSana]

Murag mao ni imo pasabot bro.

Shame on PH telcos! These companies run the industry like a cartel.

[ong76win2]

At last! A new competitor for the existing duopoly in the mobile business. Hope it can deliver a much more better mobile and internet services at the better and reasonable prices.

San Miguel Corp to launch mobile service by January 2016

Filipino conglomerate San Miguel Corp (SMC) is readying itself to become the country’s fourth mobile operator, when it launches services via its Bell Telecommunications (BellTel) unit – acquired via its 100% owned subsidiary Vega Telecom in July 2010 – by January 2016. Manila Standard Today cites a BellTel filing with the industry regulator, the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), confirming it has signed supply agreements with contractors for equipment and software related to the build-out of its mobile network infrastructure.

If successful in its plan, BellTel would become the fourth mobile network operator (MNO) in the Philippines, after the PLDT Group (Smart and Sun Cellular), Globe Telecom and digital wireless trunking operator NOW Telecom (formerly Next Mobile). It would also face competition from established mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) ABS-CBN Mobile. TeleGeography notes that BellTel was licensed to provide commercial communications services in January 2002 and launched operations later that year. It initially focused on rolling out services to the central business district (CBD) of Makati City and special economic zones (SEZs). The company holds a range of licences, including permits for local exchange carrier (LEC), international gateway facility (IGF), inter exchange carrier (IXC), very small aperture terminal (VSAT), and internet service provider (ISP) services. BellTel currently provides fixed line, internet, leased line and data services and has a particular emphasis on delivering services to the CBD where 70% of the country’s commerce is conducted. In addition, SMC also owns Liberty Telecoms Holdings, which offers wireless broadband connectivity via its subsidiary Wi-Tribe Telecoms, and internet and data services provider Eastern Telecommunications Philippines Inc (ETPI).

As part of its mobile rollout plan, BellTel says it has formally integrated 197 base transceiver stations (BTS) in the country’s National Capital Region, following which the NTC has reportedly issued it with 191 radio station licences (RSLs) for the provision of mobile communications services. In the filing, SMC said: ‘BellTel will be applying for additional RSLs as soon as more BTS are integrated into its mobile network and will launch services as soon as sufficient coverage for a commercial launch is achieved,’ going on to note that to date, it has ‘expended considerable capital in relation to the acquisition and construction of sites as well as the acquisition and installation of core and radio access network equipment and software’.

Source: https://www.telegeography.com/produc...-january-2016/

[kit_cebu]

Shame on PH telcos! These companies run the industry like a cartel.

add this "new" telecom...san miguel...headed by a "cojuangco"...
more fun in the philippines!

[brutuz]

maytag makatabang ni sa katawhan... globe and smart ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF it all... nagsabot ra ghapon ni sila... y cant any of them reduce text and call charges by few cents?...can you imagine?

[saveonshop]

More players in the industry is better for the costumers. Hope this will force the current players to improve their performance and make their rates more competitive. Rates of telecom services here in the Philippines is way overpriced compared to our Southeast Asian neighbors.

[Kristiano]

overpriced ky mamawi sa gihatag sa politiko na gihatag ra pd sa vote buyers...lol