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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…

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-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…

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 out in…

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.…

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…

US gov’t, NOW Telecom partner for 5G deployment in PH

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 13)  The US government sealed a deal with NOW Telecom, an affiliate of media and technology holding firm NOW Corp., to expand the 5G network in the Philippines. In a disclosure…

Now Telecom, USTDA ink agreement to deploy 5G network

Now Telecom Co. Inc. has signed a grant agreement with US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) to support the Velarde-led telecom firm’s deployment of a nationwide stand-alone 5G mobile and fixed wireless network in the…

NOW to set up 5G network with help from USTDA

NOW Telecom Company Inc. is set to launch its 5G pilot network in several areas in Metro Manila through a funding and technical assistance deal with the US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA). In a…