In line with its vision of ushering the Philippines to become a digital nation by 2020, Globe Telecom collaborated with the city government of Manila in rolling out fiber broadband technology in Binondo. The initiative aims to provide world-class internet experience with speeds of up to 1Gbps to the world’s oldest Chinatown. Early this year, Globe made a call for local governments’ support for its initiative to build on its network infrastructure and provide better internet experience for its customers. The city government of Manila, led by Mayor Joseph Estrada, was the first LGU to respond to the call. The fiberization of the entire Binondo district, an age-old center of commercial activities in the capital, would benefit business and residential establishments in the area and is expected to drive business growth in the district. The project will be completed in the third quarter of the year. Globe Chief Commercial Officer [...]
