Globe Telecom Inc. on Wednesday said it projects dominating the space as lead digital solutions provider in the Philippines in 2024.
The Ayala-led telco claimed to continue to deliver life-enabling innovations that solve the daily pain points of Filipinos.
From its network optimization and data center business to its debut in climate tech and fintech expansion overseas, the Globe Group claim casting an even wider net across industries this year, with momentum going into the new year.
“Despite the challenges we faced, 2023 was another banner year for Globe as we continued to cement our standing as the foremost digital solutions provider in the Philippines, with an unrivaled ecosystem of products and services that make life better,” sErnest Cu, Globe Group president and chief executive, sad.
STT GDC Philippines is a joint venture between Globe, Ayala Corporation, and ST Telemedia Global Data Centres of Singapore, is in the thick of an aggressive expansion, breaking ground on two major infrastructure projects this year.
In May, it broke ground at the STT Fairview data center campus, touted as the largest interconnected and carrier-neutral data center in the Philippines with a capacity of 124 MW upon its completion in early 2025.
Six months later, STT GDC Philippines also announced the construction of the 6-megawatt STT Cavite 2 which will rise as a two-storey building with a gross floor area of over 4,500 square meters in a campus south of the country’s capital region. It will serve to complement its enterprise-grade STT Cavite 1 at the same campus in General Trias, Cavite, which has a 4.3 MW capacity.
It has expanded its data center capacity to 5.2MW.
STT GDC Philippines is closing the year with a total seven facilities in Metro Manila, Cavite and Davao and it aims to serve as the next data center hub in Southeast Asia amid steadily rising demand for data center services.
Also, Gogoro Philippines will close the year with a total five GoStations for battery swaps in BGC, Taguig, Parañaque City, Makati City and Pasig City. It will open 6 more GoStations by Q1 of 2024: two each in Quezon City and Makati City, and one each in Marikina and Pasig City.
Globe Group affiliate GCash continued its global expansion this year. The app is now available for use with international mobile numbers for Filipinos in Japan, the United Kingdom, Italy, Australia, Canada, and the US, with services such as send money, pay bills, bank transfers, and buy load available in these key countries.
917Ventures, the Globe Group’s corporate venture builder, had a prolific year, introducing new startups in various areas. To date, 917V has vetted over 700 ideas, launched and tested 29 ventures, and has total portfolio of 13 companies.
Going into 2024, the Globe Group is set to sustain its change-making and trendsetting pace to bring even more life-enabling digital solutions to Filipinos here and abroad.
“Our wins in 2023 fuel our momentum going into the new year, as we continue to innovate to drive digital transformation in the country,” said Cu.
