Cebu City fish seller Nhylon Abella was one of the many Filipinos whose livelihood was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. To keep her business afloat, Abella did what many people have had to do when life was put under lockdown — go online. Today, she does business via her mobile phone: advertising her fish stocks…
Mobile services provider Smart Communications, Inc. (SMART) is celebrating Mother’s Day in a big way as it brings its Signature Sale on the Smart Online Store (www.store.smart.com.ph) from May 6 to 15, 2020. With exclusive freebies and huge discounts of up to 50% off on select Apple, Huawei, Samsung and OPPO devices, the Smart Signature…
Mobile services provider Smart Communications, Inc. (SMART) has launched Giga Work, the first data pack in the Philippines that gives customers access to a wide range of productivity apps to make work and school life simpler and more convenient especially during this time of physical distancing. Available to all Smart Prepaid and TNT subscribers, Giga…
PLDT wireless arm Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) has extended communications assistance to frontliners working with the Laguna provincial government amid the province’s COVID-19 response. Smart recently turned over smartphones with SIMs and e-load to support Laguna’s security and medical frontliners’ communication needs. PLDT has also provided internet connectivity to the Incident Command Center of the…
With Internet usage rising due to the COVID-19 pandemic, PLDT wireless subsidiary Smart Communications, Inc. (SMART) is further upgrading its mobile data service by boosting the capacity of its 4G/LTE network throughout the country. This month, Smart is reallocating its assigned 1800 MHz frequencies from 2G to 4G/LTE. This shift will impact on a large…
Are you on TikTok? If not, you’re missing a whole lot! A lot of trending and viral videos you’re seeing on the internet are all coming from this popular new app—and what’s even better is you can join the fun by watching or sharing your own videos on TikTok! Here are five reasons to download…
February is the time to celebrate all kinds of love, and whether you’re “self-partnered,” spending it with someone special, or dedicating the season with family and friends, you can rely on mobile technology to help show your love in simple but meaningful ways. Here are seven ways to make someone feel even more special with…
Customers of PLDT wireless arm Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) in Romblon can look forward to a better mobile data experience as Smart transforms Romblon into an LTE province. As part of its continuing network expansion and upgrades across the country, Smart has fired up Long Term Evolution (LTE) sites across the province’s three major islands:…
Customers of PLDT wireless subsidiary Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) in Bulacan who are using Long Term Evolution (LTE)-capable devices are reported to be increasing in number, following Smart’s completion of recent network upgrades in the area. Two out of every three Smart customers in the area are now using smartphones, more than half of which…
More customers of PLDT wireless subsidiary Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) are using Long Term Evolution (LTE) and LTE-Advanced (LTE-A)-capable devices to connect to its mobile network, following its ramped-up network rollout across the country. The number of LTE-capable devices on Smart’s network grew by 78 percent year-on-year. These include those that support at least one…
PLDT wireless arm Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) is ramping up its roll-out of Long Term Evolution-Advanced (LTE-A) and carrier aggregation technology on its network to improve the mobile internet experience of Smart, Sun and TNT customers across the country. Of LTE sites nationwide, 71% are already on LTE-A, while 5-component carrier aggregation can also be…
