Above photo: Nokia Bell Labs Managing Partner Stefan Wilhelm (seated left) and NOW Telecom Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Mel Velasco Velarde (seated right) sign the Php 118 million USTDA…
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The U.S. Trade and Development Agency has awarded a grant to NOW Telecom Company, Inc., for a feasibility study and pilot project to support the development of a nationwide 5G…
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MANILA—The Philippines and the United States have agreed to expedite the completion of projects in existing agreed locations under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) and finalize procedures for the…
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Business News
State Dept. exec says PH needs secure telco infrastructure, grants P118-million for 5G technology
A visiting senior US State Department official on Friday warned against engaging the services of telecommunications entities that may be involved in “malicious” cyber activities amid Washington’s continuing concerns over…
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US aid body USTDA is backing a fourth 5G network in the Philippines, opening up the newest front in the widening US-China tech contest. The assistance package, announced during Vice…
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NOW Telecom Company Inc., an affiliate of listed NOW Corp., said Friday it has partnered with the US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) for the development and deployment of its…
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The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA), and NOW Telecom Company, Inc. partnered to deploy a nationwide stand-alone 5G mobile and fixed wireless network in the Philippines, the local telco…
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MANILA – Large investment opportunities expected to increase trading between the Philippines and the United States have been cited as the reason for the opening of a United States Trade and…
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Press
2023 Indo-Pacific Business Forum Promotes Inclusive and Sustainable Growth in the Indo-Pacific
The Governments of the United States and Japan co-hosted the fifth Indo-Pacific Business Forum (IPBF) in a hybrid format on January 12, 2023, in Tokyo, Japan. The IPBF advances the…
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PHILIPPINES, U.S. COMMIT TO FURTHER ELEVATE ALLIANCE AND PARTNERSHIP AT 10TH BILATERAL STRATEGIC DIALOGUE
JOINT STATEMENT 20 January 2023 — Senior Philippine and U.S. foreign affairs and defense officials convened in Manila on 19-20 January 2023 for the 10th Philippines-United States Bilateral Strategic Dialogue (BSD).…
NOW Telecom has said it will launch a pilot 5G network in parts of Metro Manila backed by its previously announced funding agreement with the US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA). In a…
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 13) The US government sealed a deal with NOW Telecom, an affiliate of media and technology holding firm NOW Corp., to expand the 5G network in…
