Globe goes beyond sustainability commitments

       More than just a commitment to sustainability, conserving the environment, and preserving biodiversity in areas where it operates, Globe continues to strengthen its efforts in environmental protection through its various partnerships and programs nationwide.

            “Globe is aware of how the effects of climate change and environmental destruction can impact society and businesses and we are committed to working with various environmental organizations to help with community and environment conservation efforts,” shares Rob I. Nazal, Globe Head for Corporate Social Responsibility.

Greening the Cordilleras and Beyond

            Globe has partnered with Benguet-based Cordillera Conservation Trust (CCT) to advocate for the conservation and the need to reforest the Cordillera region. Through a biking event held annually since its launch in 2010, Globe employees, bikers and other eco-warriors ride through the Cordillera trails to raise funds for the Roots and Shoots Program, which establishes seedling nurseries in public elementary schools across the Benguet region.

Globe Telecom4G LTE-HSPA+ rollout to help support revenuegrowth

Globe Telecom’s roll out of its 4G LTE (long-term evolution)- HSPA+service, which caters to the expected growth in mobile data usage, is expected to support revenue growth this year.

“We are rolling out additional fiber optic capacity in order to support our growing 4G LTE-HSPA+ service.  Thus, we can easily cater to moremobile datatraffic when demand is there. We expect this endeavor to help generate revenue support this year,” Globe Telecom President and CEO Ernest Cu said, noting that priority areas include Metro Manila, Metro Cebu and Metro Davao.

According to Cu, revenue increase from mobile data usage will be driven by customers’ growing bandwidth requir

Globe Telecom mySUPERPLAN hailed as Most Innovative Telecom Project in 16th Telecom Asia Awards

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Leading telecommunications company Globe Telecom bags the Most Innovative Telecom Project Award in the 16th Telecom Asia Awards for Globe mySUPERPLAN, the first-ever postpaid plan in the world that allows subscribers to create their plan, pick and mix their choice of freebies such as calls, texts, and surfing services, as well as change their plan or freebies according to their needs. A game-changer in the global telecommunications landscape, Globe mySUPERPLAN bested Japan (NTT DoCoMo’s translation service), Singapore (SingTel Innov8), Korea (KakaoTalk), and Indonesia (Telkomsel’s Digital Lifestyle Strategy) to win the much-coveted award given to a telecom operator that has implemented an innovative project with the biggest impact in the market. Receiving the trophy from presenter Amrish Kacker (left) during the awarding ceremonies held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel is Globe Telecom Head of Postpaid Martha Sazon.

Consumer perception: Globe network better than rival

Metro Manila mobile telecommunications subscribers perceive Globe Telecom services to be superior when it comes to 4G offerings and fast internet using a cellphone, prompting the telco company to dispute its competition’s sweeping and misleading self-declaration of being the “better network.” 

Based on a brand health study conducted recently by Nielsen, an independent research firm, among the questions asked were hinged on brand perception, which included “the brand that is a leader in 4G,” “the brand that has the biggest 4G network,” “the brand that was first to offer 4G,” “fast internet downloading using my cellphone,” and “fast internet uploading using my cellphone.” Results show that Globe had a clear and significant edge over its rival on the abovementioned qualities. In other statements on brand imagery such as call connections and quality, SMS transmission, signal quality, coverage, load sending and receiving, Globe was at parity with competition.

Globe and Mozilla PH present "Zamboanga goes Mobile, Open Source Style",

Some 150 tech-savvy individuals are expected to join the community meet-up organized by Globe Telecom and Mozilla PH in Zamboanga City on March 16 to introduce open source technologies which allow the creation of programs that the public can view, edit, and redistribute.

Dubbed "Zamboanga goes Mobile, Open Source Style", the event will enable developers to learn open source technologies and use various mobile products of Firefox, namely:  Firefox OS, Firefox Marketplace, and Firefox for Android to create value for their business and their users.

Globe gets Palawan-Coron Submarine Fiber Optic Cable system underway

Lays first-ever fiber optic backbone linking Palawan to the rest of the Philippines, the world

To support the heightening tourism and business activities in the Western portion of the Philippines, Globe has successfully landed a 400-kilometer submarine fiber optic cable in Palawan, which will function as a “superhighway” of telecommunications services between Puerto Princesa City to the main Luzon island and the rest of the country and the world via San Jose, Mindoro, making the company the first telco to fiberize the area. It is also the first-ever fiber optic backbone connecting Palawan to the rest of the Philippines and globally.

The established interconnectivity will be equipped with ultra-long haul dense wave division multiplexing (DWDM), designed to transmit 40 wavelengths at 40-gigabits per second (GBPS) capacity per fiber pair, scalable to 100 GBPS per fiber pair. This translates to 19.2 Terabits per second of capacity, which will provide more than enough bandwidth to serve transmission requirements to enable evolved high speed packet access (HSPA+) and long term evolution or LTE in the area, capable of providing the required bandwidth for subscribers to have high-speed internet surfing, seamless video streaming, fast uploads of photos and videos to social media sites, and a more reliable network for text and voice calls.

According to the Globe Network Technical Group, this major upgrade under the company’s $700 million nationwide modernization initiative will replace existing SDH microwave equipment with fiber optic technology and DWDM system as the main transport backbone of Palawan.

Rex Puentespina: Work and Life in harmony through Globe Business

GLOBE BUSINESS AMBASSADOR AND ENTREPRENEUR REX PUENTESPINA has his priorities straight. He leads a busy life as head of their very successful family business, Puentespina Orchids and Tropical Plants, Inc. (POTPI), and he constantly looks forward to the moments outside of his work, when he is able to spend time with his family and pursue his hobbies and advocacies.

Rex does business in a way that allows him to maintain what he calls “Work-Life Balance”.  He doesn’t allow himself to become so absorbed in work that he forgets to give care and attention to his family and his personal pursuits. 

With Globe and Zalora Partnership

Online shopping company Zalora (www.zalora.com.ph) and Globe Business have embarked on a partnership, proving again why Globe Business is the preferred telecoms provider for small and medium businesses. Globe Business was the first provider of choice for Zalora, that relies heavily on telecoms technology to run its business.
 

“There are multiple thrusts in our partnership with Globe Business. First of all was the network service itself. Globe Business was our first choice with its reliability, coverage, and the overall solution it provides to us. The account was also managed very well so we were able to resolve any issues with very short turnaround time.  We started out with a leased line connection for our network. We’re already up to 17mbps in our Internet connection.

Globe Business and Zalora

“Being an Internet company, we rely a lot on our main connection. We need to do a lot of things on the Internet, and to do that we rely on Globe Business. So far, the experience has been very fruitful.  We’re very happy with the speed, reliability and quality of services that they provide,” said Brian Cu, Zalora Co-Founder and Managing Director.