Philioppine Smart network better than Globe–NTC

SMART Communications Inc.’s network is officially better than that of rival Globe Telecom Inc., data from the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) showed.
 

Translated into layman’s terms, what this result means is that Smart’s signal level is up to five times stronger than Globe’s. In terms of customer experience, a stronger signal level means better indoor coverage, resulting in better voice quality, less drop calls, faster and more reliable SMS and higher data speeds.

 

Of all the 5 tests that NTC has conducted, only 1 test shows that Globe has an edge over Smart and that is the Grade of Service.

http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/home/companies/33021-smart-network-better-than-globentc

 

press release NTC  study

http://www.slideshare.net/yuga/ntc-pr-copy

 

SMART press release

http://www.rappler.com/bulletin-board/12771-smart-refutes-globe-statement-on-ntc-test-results

PLDT looking 4 American partner for mobile voice, data service in US

This may be a catch up move as Globe already has a major USA partner, Vonnage offering unlimited free calls to all Globe's Postpaid, Globe Prepaid, TM and Globelines subscribers in the Philippines  The Globe Vonage plan combines unlimited calling to all of Globe’s more than 31 million mobile and wireline subscribers which includes their cell phones and landlines and should make the Globe landline subscription very desired in the Philippines as a result. 

http://globephilippines.blogspot.com/2012/08/globe-offers-unli-calls-to-us.html
If PLDT, SMART, SUN, and Talk & Text were all combined in the same package linkup as sister companies, it would be a great incentive for subscribers of PLDT like Globe has already.

CEBU - The international sales and marketing arm of Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. is looking to partner with an American company for mobile voice and data services, targeting over three million Filipinos based in the US.

"We are really striving hard to get to larger markets. We opened in Taiwan, Malaysia, Guam, Singapore, Hong Kong and Macau. The challenge is picking the right partner in the US," Eric Alberto, PLDT executive vice president and head of Enterprise and International and Carrier Business told reporters. http://www.interaksyon.com/business/42365/pldt-eyeing-american-partner-for-mobile-voice-data-service-in-us

Skype might be a good fit for their consideration with so many in the world using Skype now and it being a paid service available including in the USA.
Skype heading for mobile billshttp://www.telecomasia.net/content/skype-heading-mobile-bills?src=popular
This would be excellent for the millions of overseas contract workers as they are already active Skype usersl to make contact with  PLDT, SMART, SUN, and Talk & Text were all combined in the same package linkup as sister companies just like Globe already offers (through Vonage  and would make voice calls again revelant.

Skype subscriptions

http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/prices/

http://www.skype.com/intl/en/prices/pay-monthly

Another excellent hookup partner might be Ooma

http://www.ooma.com/

PLDT sees user upsurge in mobile virtual services http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?publicationSubCategoryId=66&articleId=847065

Time to give voice away for freehttp://www.telecomasia.net/blog/content/time-give-voice-away-free?Tony%20Poulos

Philippine Traditional PLDT/GLOBE phone services soon to be thing of the past

Traditional phone services face “extinction” in as little as three years with the growing popularity of services offered by Skype and other voice applications that run over the Internet free of charge, the country’s leading mobile network said.

Delivering a speech by Smart chairman Manuel V. Pangilinan, who was originally slated as the event’s key note speaker, Vea said the growing popularity of Skype, Google Talk and other services posed the biggest risk to the growth of telcos around the world.

Read more here    http://business.inquirer.net/80426/traditional-phone-services-soon-to-be-thing-of-the-past

PLDT to reposition itself and focus on retail market
Read more here http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/business/09/04/12/pldt-reposition-itself-and-focus-retail-market