Globe breaks record with P21.7B mobile data revenues in Q1 2023

Mobile leader Globe posted a record high P21.7 billion in mobile data revenues for the first three months of the year, a 4% increase from the P20.8 billion posted in 2022. Mobile data traffic also soared to 1,352 petabytes, surpassing the 1,058 petabytes reported in the preceding year.

The achievement was largely driven by increasing mobile data habituation levels among its subscriber base, with mobile data now accounting for 80% of mobile revenues, up from 78% a year earlier. On the other hand, traditional mobile voice and SMS revenues ended at P3.4 billion and P2 billion, lower year-on-year by 12% and 7%, respectively.

"Mobile data services sustained its growth momentum, and we are pleased to report that our deliberate monetization efforts and base management initiatives continued to bear fruit," said Darius Delgado, Head of Globe Consumer Mobile Business.

DITO pilots 5G fixed wireless broadband in selected areas in NCR

After close to one year in commercial operations, the newest major telco, DITO Telecommunity has begun the roll out of its 5G home WiFi offer through a pilot program in 146 barangays in Metro Manila.

Barangays in the City of Manila, Caloocan, and Quezon City will be the first to experience up to 500Mbps of download speed through the DITO 5G Home WIFI Starter Kit.  

The DITO 5G Home WiFi Starter Kit can be availed of from the following DITO Experience Stores, SM Manila, SM North EDSA in Quezon City, Robinson’s Galleria in Quezon City and in Greenhills. 

The Starter Kit, which can be purchased for PHP12,990, includes the 5G modem with SIM that allows our subscribers to experience our fastest internet yet. 

As a welcome offer, subscribers will get 50GB open-access data valid for 30 days, a bonus 3-month subscription to HBO GO and double data promos valid for 30 days (with DITO Rewards and data rollover). 

Cherry Prepaid Relaunched With Vice Ganda and Ganda Promos

Cherry Prepaid has officially launched the phenomenal comedian and actor (or actress?), Vice Ganda, as its newest ambassador and their latest “Ganda Promos”. Set to level-up the mobile data experience of its users, Cherry Prepaid, a data-centric prepaid sim, has further enhanced its offerings from the very affordable rates of CMSurf to its newest and leveled-up version, the ‘Ganda Promos”. Powered by one of the telecommunication network giants in the Philippines, Globe Telecom, Cherry Prepaid was launched last 2015, becoming a sulit telco provider with affordable data, call and text promos. 

“Since Cherry Prepaid’s inception in 2015, we have activated more than 5 million subscribers nationwide. Our goal for Cherry Prepaid is to provide Filipinos with a diversified prepaid mobile service from data, call and text packages at affordable prices allowing them to be connected every day of the year. Our CMSURF packages offer the most affordable rates for data connectivity given its long validity. Now, with the new “Ganda Promos”, we are able to further enhance the data experience of Cherry Prepaid subscribers by providing even more data allocation with the same long validity Cherry Prepaid promos are known for. We are extremely excited to have Vice Ganda as Cherry Prepaid’s newest ambassador as we feel Vice best embodies the value that the ”Ganda Promos” represent, which is SULIT!”, shares Jacy Chua, Chief Finance Officer of Cherry Mobile Communications Incorporated’s (CMCI).