PLDT CEO: Network Intelligence Allows to Offer More Flexible and Attractive Service Packages

Carmelito Q. Francisco reports to Mindanao Times on PLDT's Chairman, Manuel V. Pangilinan, presentation during the annual stockholders meeting.

Source: PLDT Q1 2012 Results

"Telecommunications giant Philippine Long Distance Co. is completing the upgrade of its systems, including those of its subsidiary smart communications and newly-acquired sun cellular .. the installation of modern cell site of smart all over the country will be completed .. This enables us to quickly upgrade to the latest mobile phone technologies such as hspa+ (high speed packet access) and lte (long term evolution), as and when our plans and market demand require. other telcos have only just begun this process".

   

"The company will also be able to complete its core networks and backroom facilities for both fixed and mobile .. As a result, we shall have more network intelligence to efficiently manage our various services and thus offer our customers more flexible and attractive service packages".



PLDT had 66.1M mobile subscribers at the end on March 2012 (see chart).

   

See "PLDT to complete modernization this year" - here.