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NOW Leads Strategic Dialogue on ICT Networks and Trusted Connectivity at AFCEA Indo-Pacific Technet Summit, Gifts Historic 1734 Murillo Velarde Map as Symbol of Alliance

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHU_XJ9yHhoHonolulu, Hawaii October 22-24, 2024 The Indo-Pacific region, increasingly central to global strategic interests, faces a heightened demand for secure and resilient communications. The recent AFCEA Indo-Pacific TechNet Summit held in Honolulu, Hawaii, brought…

FACT SHEET: Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment at the G7 Summit

At the 2024 G7 Summit in Fasano, Italy, during the PGI Leader Forum co-hosted by the G7 Presidency and the United States, President Biden and G7 Leaders affirmed their commitment to accelerating sustainable infrastructure investment…

Fact Sheet: Celebrating the Strength of the U.S.-Philippines Alliance

Today, President Joseph R. Biden welcomed President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. of the Philippines back to the White House. The two Presidents marked the unprecedented strength of the Alliance between the United States and the Philippines…

The US GOV, Thru USTDA, Intends to partner…

“The United States and the Philippines enjoy an alliance and partnership based on deep historical, economic, and cultural ties, and our shared democratic values. The United States and the Philippines stand together as friends, partners,…

Rakuten Symphony and NOW Telecom sign MoU for 5G Open RAN Pilot in Philippines

BARCELONA, February 26, 2024 - NOW Telecom Company, Inc. (“NOW Telecom”) and Rakuten Symphony today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish a collaborative framework for the deployment of a 5G Open RAN Pilot…

NOW and US-based satellite firm AST team up for Space-Based Cellular Connectivity

NOW and US-based satellite firm AST team up for Space-Based Cellular Connectivity 10 November 2023 Manila City, Philippines NOW Telecom Company, Inc. ("NOW Telecom"), NOW Corp's associate, and AST & Science, LLC ("AST"), a renowned…

NOW’s “Respond and Replace” for Critical Industries in Indo-Pacific

NOW's "Respond and Replace" for Critical Industries in Indo-Pacific 7 November 2023 Makati City The NOW Group has announced the launch of three new model solutions aimed at protecting critical infrastructure within key industries that are currently…

NOW Celona MOU

Silicon Valley-based firm CELONA and NOW forges partnership to advance Private Network Solutions in the Philippines Campbell, CA & Manila, Philippines 17 August 2023 Celona, Inc., a Silicon Valley-based leading innovator of enterprise private…

Building the Digital Philippines: Pioneering Alliance between CEZA and the NOW Group to Revolutionize Connectivity and ICT Infrastructure

Press Release 3 August 2023 Makati City, Philippines — A landmark agreement has been reached between the Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (CEZA) and the NOW Group in a trailblazing project to advance the Philippines’ telecommunications and digital…

Now, Nokia lead 5G vast rollout

Nokia Bell Labs managing partner Stefan Wilhelm (seated left) and NOW Telecom chairman and CEO Mel Velasco Velarde (seated right) sign the P118-million USTDA grant in the presence of US Assistant Secretary of State for…

Now Telecom’s deployment of 5G mobile, national broadband network in full swing

Now Telecom Co. Inc. of businessman Mel Velarde said over the weekend the deployment of its 5G mobile network and nationwide broadband network is now in “full swing” after it signed a secondary agreement with…

NOW-Nokia US-funded network projects in full swing

NOW Telecom Company, Inc. and Nokia of America Corporation’s 5G Mobile Network and Nationwide Broadband Network (NBN) projects, which the U.S. government funded to the tune of $2.15 million (P118.9 Million), are now in full…

NOW Telecom selects Nokia for 5G network

As part of the agreement, Nokia will also design and implement a pilot 5G network at multiple sites in Metro Manila. NOW Telecom will start the consulting work next month, while the POC will be carried…

NOW Telecom to pilot 5G in NCR

NOW Telecom Co. Inc. said it hopes to finish the 5G pilot in Metro Manila by the third or fourth quarter, as it aims to become the first telco company to offer true 5G in…

NOW taps Nokia for 5G design in the Philippines

Filipino operator NOW Telecom has selected Nokia’s Bell Labs Consulting to design a nationwide 5G Standalone (SA) network, and to design and plan a national broadband network. NOW Telecom was recently awarded a grant from the…

Nokia, NOW Telecom to develop 5G Standalone network design in the Philippines

Nokia recently announced that NOW Telecom selected Bell Labs Consulting, part of Nokia, to create a nationwide network design for 5G Standalone (SA) and design and plan for a national broadband network in the Philippines. Standalone 5G…

Nokia’s Bell Labs Consulting will create a 5G network design and proof of concept (POC) for NOW Telecom to establish the first 5G Standalone (SA) network in the Philippines.

As part of the agreement, Nokia will design and implement a pilot 5G network at multiple sites in Metro Manila. Stefan Wilhelm, head of Bell Labs Consulting at Nokia said: “We are excited that our expertise…

Grant Enables Nokia and NOW Telecom to Accelerate 5G in The Philippines

Nokia’s Bell Labs Consulting will create 5G network design and Proof of Concept (POC) for NOW Telecom to support the development of digital infrastructure. 5G Standalone (SA) mobile and fixed wireless network will extend…

Nokia, NOW Telecom and USTDA accelerate 5G development in the Philippines

Nokia announced that NOW Telecom has selected Bell Labs Consulting, part of Nokia to create a nationwide network design for 5G Standalone (SA) and design and planning for a national broadband network. As part of…

Nokia Teaming Up With NOW Telecom to Design 5G Network for the Philippines

Bell Labs Consulting, part of Nokia, has been chosen by NOW Telecom to develop a 5G Standalone (SA) network design for the entire Philippines and plan a national broadband network. Nokia will also be responsible…

NOW Telecom eyes commercial launch of 5G mobile, wireless network by 2024

After securing a grant from the US government for a pilot study on 5G deployment, NOW Telecom Company Inc. is planning to commercially launch its stand-alone 5G mobile and fixed wireless network in the country…

U.S. Provides PHP 118 Million Grant to Support 5G Deployment in the Philippines

MANILA, U.S. Embassy in the Philippines -- The United States government, through the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA), is providing NOW Telecom Company, Inc. a Php 118 million ($2.15 million) grant to fund a…

U.S. PROVIDES PHP 118 MILLION GRANT TO SUPPORT 5G DEPLOYMENT IN THE PHILIPPINES

Above photo: Nokia Bell Labs Managing Partner Stefan Wilhelm (seated left) and NOW Telecom Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Mel Velasco Velarde (seated right) sign the Php 118 million USTDA grant in the presence of…

USTDA provides $2.15-M grant to PH for development of 5G mobile, broadband connectivity

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PHILIPPINES, U.S. COMMIT TO FURTHER ELEVATE ALLIANCE AND PARTNERSHIP AT 10TH BILATERAL STRATEGIC DIALOGUE

JOINT STATEMENT 20 January 2023 — Senior Philippine and U.S. foreign affairs and defense officials convened in Manila on 19-20 January 2023 for the 10th Philippines-United States Bilateral Strategic Dialogue (BSD). First held in 2011, the…

US aid agency backs fourth Philippines 5G network

US aid body USTDA is backing a fourth 5G network in the Philippines, opening up the newest front in the widening US-China tech contest. The assistance package, announced during Vice President Kamala Harris' visit to Manila in…

USTDA Supports 5G Deployment in the Philippines

Arlington, VA – The U.S. Trade and Development Agency has awarded a grant to NOW Telecom Company, Inc., for a feasibility study and pilot project to support the development of a nationwide 5G mobile and fixed…

PH, US agree to expedite completion of projects under EDCA

MANILA—The Philippines and the United States have agreed to expedite the completion of projects in existing agreed locations under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) and finalize procedures for the adoption of additional agreed locations.…

2023 Indo-Pacific Business Forum Promotes Inclusive and Sustainable Growth in the Indo-Pacific

The Governments of the United States and Japan co-hosted the fifth Indo-Pacific Business Forum (IPBF) in a hybrid format on January 12, 2023, in Tokyo, Japan. The IPBF advances the United States’ vision for a…

USTDA to open office in Manila

The United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) is opening an office in the Philippines’ capital in the first quarter of this year, further strengthening its presence in the southeast Asian country in a bid…