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The Asian telecoms operator said it has already deployed a total of 6,400 5G base stations across the country

Smart Communications, the mobile arm of Filipino telco PLDT Inc., is teaming up with South Korea’s Samsung Electronics to accelerate the deployment of 5G Standalone (5G SA) technology in the Philippines.

Innovation-at-the-Core-Standalone-5G-Core-Architecture Smart Communications Inc. has fired up its commercial 5G standalone (SA) sites in Makati, one of the first in the world. The 5G SA technology enables new industry applications using 5G’s full features, such as industrial automation, aut

BusinessWorld January 20, 2021 | 12:09 am Its wireless arm, Smart Communications, Inc., also saw its mobile download speeds improve by 71%. “As of  2020, PLDT’s average fixed broadband download speeds were at 32.20 Mbps (megabits per second), whereas Smart’s average mobile download speeds were at 17.82 Mbps — posting improvements of 78% and 71%, respectively, compared to 2017, based on analysis by Ookla® of tests taken with Speedtest,” PLDT said in a statement on Tu...

BusinessWorld December 11, 2020 | 7:49 pm PLDT, Inc. has concluded the sale of the 37-storey Smart Tower in Makati City for $128 million to real estate development company DMC Urban Property Developers, Inc, according to commercial real estate services firm JLL in a statement Friday In an e-mail, JLL, a unit of US-listed Jones Lang La Salle Inc., said its client, PLDT, will continue to occupy the building, which houses the headquarters of its wireless arm, Smart Communications,...

Real estate services firm JLL said Friday it concluded the sale of Smart Tower in Ayala Avenue, Makati City, on behalf of its client, PLDT Inc., for $128 million.

PLDT raises more capital than initially targeted in the deal. The tower will still be Smart's headquarters for the next 5 years as specified in a leaseback agreement.

Taking him down. >> the commissioner saying this morning he had trouble reaching james blake to apologize. has the commissioner gotten blake? >> as of right now, its unclear. so far we havent heard much. >> okay. well -- remains to be seen. im sure those two will probably talk at some point. great to see you. still ahead this hour, deflategate, what deflategate? tom brady takes to the field tonight for a game he almost didnt get to play. and were going to go back to francis rivera in the bronx...