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Monday, September 5, 2016

Call for Startups! Join this year's Mobile Challenge Asia Pacific!


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Do you have a new innovative idea related to mobile?
Do you have an early stage start up in the mobile sector?
Are you an entrepreneur at heart?


START IN YOUR COUNTRY, END IN BARCELONA


Global Mobile Challenge is an entrepreneurship competition where innovators from around the world first compete in their global region to win a trip to Barcelona to take the overall crown. In partnership with 4YFN (Four Years From Now) and Mobile World Congress, The Global Mobile Challenge brings together teams from every continent through regional competitions culminating in a finals in Barcelona in 2017.

This is the biggest mobile application competition for young entrepreneurs & innovators from all over the world featuring apps, IOT and other mobile solutions in both software and hardware.


PHILIPPINES TIMELINE

August 2016
Online Team Registration open
www.mobile-asia.com

September 2016 - Acceleration Days

Sign up for slots now!
Sept. 10 (Makati City)

Click here for details and updates for Manila
Sept. 14 (Cebu City)
Click here for details and updates for Cebu
*Online mentoring will be scheduled to support teams who cannot attend Acceleration Days.

October 17, 2016
Deadline of Submission of Proposals

November 2016
Selection of Top 20 Teams
Philippines Country Finals


Top 3 teams will represent the Philippines at the Asia Pacific Regional Finals for a chance to join the Global Finals in Barcelona Spain during the Mobile World Congress on Feb 27 - March 2, 2017.


ELIGIBILITY

- The team must consist of 2-6 applicants
- At least one applicant from the team has to be between the ages of 18 and 35
- At least one applicant from the team has to be a resident of a participating country
- Applicants should not have any current Venture-Capital funding of more than USD $250,000


Eager to transform your ideas into reality? What are you waiting for? Sign up now and join MCAP Philippines 2016!!!

Feel free to share this to startups and entrepreneurs in your network. For more information, visit our website at www.mobile-asia.com and follow us on Facebook. You can also contact MCAP team at info@mobile-asia.com

Globe Telecom Signs P20 Billion Term Loan Facility


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Globe Telecom, Inc. signed a 12-year and 15-year P20 billion term loan facility arranged by First Metro Investment Corporation with Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company as lender. The loan shall be used to finance the acquisition of a fifty percent (50%) equity interest in Vega Telecom, Inc., Bow Arken Holdings Company, Inc. and Brightshare Holdings Corporation (collectively, the “Companies”), including capital expenditures related to the acquisition.

Referring to our related disclosure of May 30, 2016, Globe Telecom’s acquisition relates to the Companies owning and operating telecommunications services including frequencies, licenses, and all other assets. Given that Philippine telcos are having difficulty improving the quality of mobile data services because of continued challenges with site acquisition for cell sites and the intensely bureaucratic permitting process of many local government units, having the additional spectrum will provide some relief as it will immediately add new capacity with the existing number of sites.

Mobile internet customers are expected to benefit from the added capacities and greater geographic coverage that the additional spectrum can provide, particularly that of the 700 MHz frequency. This exemplifies Globe Telecom’s continuous commitment and investments in improving the network and quality of service. These investments will enable Globe to support the data needs of existing and new customers and allow them to enjoy their digital lifestyles.

Globe, PNP Sign MOU to Operate Text Bato Hotline for Crime Prevention


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PNP officials led by PNP Director General Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa (2nd from right) , leads the signing of a memorandum of agreement with the country’s telco providers. Globe Telecom General Counsel Atty. Froilan Castelo (2nd from right) signs on behalf of the telco operator.

Globe Telecom signed a memorandum of agreement with the Philippine National Police to operate Text 2286 (Bato), a SMS hotline providing an access for the public to directly report incidents to PNP Director General Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa.

Aside from ensuring inbound and outbound SMS accessibility for Text Bato, Globe is also providing an interactive platform for the hotline that would immediately address police concerns. “Globe is aware that the availability of an affordable and accessible communications system is an effective tool in crime prevention. We hope that a system integrator for Text Bato will significantly enhance the PNP’s readiness to address the public’s police concerns and thus improve the peace and order situation in the country in general,” Globe General Counsel Atty. Froilan Castelo said.

The MOU provides that in addition to providing an alignment of the integrator and vendor of the SMS platform that provides the hotline for the PNP, Globe will also extend support in disseminating information on the Text Bato hotline to increase public awareness.
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