COUNTRY FOCUS : PHILIPPINES
significant productivity gains and the ability to discover content and analytics from GMA ’ s media library rapidly .
Philippine Telco : Key Developments :
y ASE cable system consortium contracts Ciena to increase the cable ’ s capacity by 193 %. y NOW secures a PhP118 million grant from the US Trade and Development Agency to support its 5G rollout . y Telecom regulator extends SIM card registration deadline by three months due to low take-up . y SpaceX ’ s Starlink satellite broadband service is launched to cover rural areas of the Philippines . y PLDT enters deal to acquire Sky Vision for PhP6.75 billion . y Smart and Digitel Mobile sign a third ten-year sale and leaseback arrangement relating to telecom towers . y DITO increases mobile market share by subscribers .
TechTwist , a consultant , systems integrator and long-term partner for GMA , will serve as the project consultant and tier 1 support for GMA .
A leader in linear and non-linear broadcasting , Tech Twist is an expert in media workflows , remote working solutions , cloud transformation and enterprise IT . It will help GMA redefine its news production and broadcasting .
Mark Hudson , CMO , IPV , said : “ IPV is proud to be selected by GMA Network to offer world-class media asset management capabilities . By utilizing IPV Curator , GMA can revolutionize how media is created , stored , accessed and edited to enjoy a fully connected media supply chain without any need for interruptive downloading of content . GMA will enjoy more efficient , productive media operations , significantly enhanced collaboration , and access to the best-of-class cloud-based integrations .” p
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