PLDT Global Corp., the international arm of PLDT Inc., said over the weekend it teamed up with SmartTone, one of Hong Kong’s leading technology services providers, to level up services for customers in Hong Kong1mm.
“This is part of our commitment to serve Filipinos by providing innovative platforms and partnerships to help them achieve their goals, wherever they are in the world,” said Albert Villa-Real, senior vice president and chief commercial officer of PLDT Global.
“This upgrade will enable our ‘kababayans’ in Hong Kong to access a bigger Filipino community and give them a warmer sense of home,” he said.
Nearly 20,000 overseas Filipinos who have been using Smart World SIMs in Hong Kong are now SmarTone subscribers.
PLDT Globa said that while retaining their existing Smart World numbers, they will also have access to expanded features such as faster mobile speeds and access to 5G and affordable IDD call buckets and access to entertainment services.
