PLDT expands direct-to-device satellite tests to Ilocos Norte - BusinessWorld Online

PLDT expands direct-to-device satellite tests to Ilocos Norte - BusinessWorld Online

PLDT INC., through its wireless subsidiary Smart Communications, Inc., is expanding its direct-to-device satellite connectivity tests to northern Ilocos Norte. “The Philippines is an archipelago, and it can be challenging to reach many of our communities, particularly in geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas (GIDAs), with traditional towers,” PLDT Chief Operating Officer and Network Head Menardo G. Jimenez, Jr. said in a media release …