Philippines

TikTok revealed it is undertaking a limited test of AI-powered search tool Tako for its social media app, with selected users in the Philippines taking part in the trial.

Philippines-based operator Dito Telecommunity filed complaints against Smart Communications and Globe Telecom, alleging its rivals engaged in anti-competitive practices in providing interconnection capacity.

Globe Telecom commenced a process to sell around half of its 12,194 cell tower assets in a deal that could fetch $1. 5 billion for the Philippines-based operator, reported Bloomberg.

Mobile download speeds in the Philippines nearly doubled year-on-year in July and the country’s global ranking rose, data from Ookla showed. The internet speed monitoring company found the country’s average download speed on mobile networks increased from 16.

Dito Telecommunity, the third major operator in the Philippines, set the goal of reaching profitability by its fifth year in operation and capturing a 30 per cent market share.

Dito Telecommunity increased its telecoms tower count to nearly 1,900, claiming the buildout takes its population coverage to more than the 37 per cent mandated by the Philippines government for its first year, BusinessWorld reported.

Dito Telecommunity delayed a planned commercial launch in the Philippines until March 2021, the deadline mandated in its mobile licence by the country’s telecoms regulator, BusinessWorld reported.