Philippine telco signs US$7b deal with Huawei, Alcatel-Lucent

February 17, 2012   China.org.cn Edited by He Shan

The Philippines' second-largest telecommunications firm, Globe Telecom Inc., signed Wednesday a US$700 million deal with China's Huawei Technologies Co. and Alcatel-Lucent to upgrade its infrastructure.

The program, which will be rolled out within the next five years, involves expanding Globe's 3G coverage, double fiber optics capacity, 4G and LTE readiness and overall network quality.