Smart Communications
Smart Logo used since June 13, 2016
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| Wholly owned subsidiary of PLDT | |
| Industry |
Communications Services Remittance |
| Founded | Manila, Philippines (1991) |
| Headquarters | 6799 Ayala Avenue, Makati City, Philippines |
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Key people
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Manuel V. Pangilinan, (Chairman of the Board and President & CEO) |
| Products |
Broadband Services Cellular Telephony |
| Revenue |
 PHP 93.4 billion (11%)($2.12 billion) (2007) |
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PHP 30.7 billion (1%) ($700.6 million) (2007) |
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| Parent | PLDT |
| Website | www.smart.com.ph |
Smart Communications is a wholly owned mobile phone and Internet service subsidiary of PLDT. It is also known for introducing the world's first electronic prepaid reloading service.
As of May 2014, combined subscriber base of Smart, Talk 'n Text and Sun Cellular reached 70.7 million customers.
Smart introduced the first 4G Service in the Philippines. It also provides 2G, 3G, 3.5G HSPA+, 4G LTE, LTE-A services, WiMax, and an SMS-based money remittance system. Smart has 10,509 operating cell sites, 13,149 cellular/mobile broadband base stations, and 2,806 fixed wireless broadband-enabled base stations.
Anticipating the liberalization of the telecommunications industry in the Philippines in 1992, Smart (then named Smart Information Technology, Inc.) was organized in January 24, 1991 by a group of Filipino investors led by Orlando B. Vea and David T. Fernando.
The Company obtained its congressional franchise in April 1992 and was granted a provisional authority to operate a mobile cellular service in May 1993. In December 1993, Smart commenced commercial operations of its cellular service. By then, Smart had drawn in partners. These were: First Pacific, a Hong Kong-based conglomerate through its Philippine flagship Metro Pacific Investments Corporation and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone of Japan (NTT).
In compliance with the government’s telecommunications program, Smart established a local exchange service in the cities and provinces assigned to it under the “service area scheme.” The Company also obtained licenses to provide international gateway, paging and inter-carrier transmission services.
On March 24, 2000, PLDT completed its share-swap acquisition of Smart, making Smart a 100%-owned PLDT subsidiary.
Smart Communications became a member of Conexus Mobile Alliance for international roaming since December 2006.
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