Communications & Technology

Manila is poised to get its first Philippine Economic Zone Authority-accredited information technology center as developers move to tap renewed demand for IT-BPM and technology facilities in Metro Manila.

The Philippines is pursuing a more distributed artificial intelligence-driven industrial strategy that could spread advanced manufacturing, chip design, critical-mineral processing, and computing infrastructure across the country rather than concentrate the emerging technology ecosystem in New Clark City.

India-based iSON Group is committing up to USD375 million to expand its Philippine operations, led by a USD300-million telecommunications infrastructure program that will bring its tower network to 3,000 sites over the next decade.

PLDT Inc. is rolling out AI and automation via UiPath Platform to improve service delivery amid rising demand for 5G, broadband and satellite connectivity nationwide.

At the International Space Summit in Paris, in the presence of French Minister of Higher Education, Research and Space Philippe Baptiste, Eutelsat announced it has ordered 229 more OneWeb satellites from Airbus, marking a major expansion of its low Earth orbit (LEO) connectivity network.