Duterte Threatens to Shut Down Globe, Smart By Aika Rey, Rappler.com July 27, 2020 In his 5th State of the Nation Address on Monday, July 27, President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to close down telco giants Globe Telecom and Smart Communications, unless their services improve by December. Duterte talked about taking public utilities – "whether it [...]
Globe Services in Visayas and Mindanao Interrupted Due to Cut Submarine Cables By Rappler.com June 4, 2019 CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cut submarine cables prompted service interruptions for Globe customers across the Visayas and Mindanao, according to an advisory issued by the telecommunications company on Tuesday, June 4. "Between 1-2 pm today, the Globe network [...]
By Rappler.com September 25, 2017 MANILA, Philippines – Globe Telecom held a ceremonial launch for its $250-million Southeast Asia-United States (SEA-US) submarine cable system in Davao City on Friday, September 22, which the company sees will improve transmission, connectivity, and network resiliency in Mindanao and the rest of the country. Outside of Luzon, the 14,500-kilometer [...]
By Telecompaper May 10, 2017 Philippines operator Globe Telecom and Belau Submarine Cable Corporation (BSCC) have signed an agreement to allow a submarine fiber optic cable spur, currently under construction from the Republic of Palau, to interconnect with the Southeast Asia-United States (SEA-US) cable for onward transport to Guam. Globe (Philippines) and Telin (Indonesia) [...]