Singapore-headquartered ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) has signed an exclusivity agreement with digital platform Globe (PSE:GLO) to explore joint venture (JV) options which could see the operator enter the Philippines by acquiring a minority share in Globe’s data centre portfolio (Globe DC). Under the exclusivity agreement, Globe and STT GDC will enter into di...

Globe Telecom, Inc (PSE: GLO) has increased its telecommunications footprint and unveiled plans to build a new data centre amid booming demand from digital services in the Philippines. Firstly, the Manilla-based operator, part of Ayala Corp., said it has surpassed its cell site builds in the first nine months of 2021, up 82% versus the same period last year. This transla...

Fibre broadband operator Converge ICT Solutions Inc. (PSE: CNVRG) has completed the P6 billion domestic submarine cable project that connects the Philippines’s major islands from Luzon to the Visayas and Mindanao to its national fibre backbone. The 1,800 kilometre subsea cable made its final landing in Coron, Palawan on Sunday, October 31. Converge CEO and Co-found...