PLDT Inc., Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart), and DITO Telecommunity signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to pursue strategic resource-sharing initiatives aimed at expanding network coverage and delivering more reliable connectivity for customers across the country.
The agreement establishes a framework for collaboration across three key areas of telecommunications infrastructure through reciprocal resource sharing, with no monetary exchange between the parties. Under the reciprocal macro site access arrangement, the parties will grant one another reciprocal rights to use eligible tower sites. The MOU also covers in-building solution (IBS) colocation, enabling the parties to share telecommunications infrastructure within commercial buildings and other indoor locations, and submarine cable capacity through Indefeasible Right of Use (IRU) arrangements, allowing both companies to optimize the use of existing international connectivity assets. By maximizing existing infrastructure, the partnership will expand network coverage, enhance service reliability, and deliver a better connectivity experience for customers across the country.
L-R: PLDT FVP for Network Roderick S. Santiago, PLDT Chief Operating Officer Menardo G. Jimenez, PLDT Chairman and CEO Manuel V. Pangilinan, DITO President and CEO Eric R. Alberto, DITO Chief Commercial Officer Adel Tamano, and DITO Chief Technology Officer Rodolfo Santiago.
