Globe Telecom Is Top Mobile Internet Provider

It is in the news that Globe Telecom emerged as the most popular service provider for mobile Internet services according to Yahoo! Net Index 2011, an annual consumer study jointly conducted by Yahoo! Southeast Asia and Nielsen that tracks the trends and Internet habits of Filipinos. As of end-September last year, the Globe’s mobile browsing revenues rose to over P1.4 billion, a 64-percent increase from the previous year’s level on the back of the company’s strong portfolio of new services that promote the use of mobile Internet for social networking, search engine, e-mail services as well as entertainment through the use of mobile applications or apps.

Dominating The Gaming Business

Right now, it can be said that one big company is dominating the online gaming business that most i-cafés have as their bread-and-butter line. Already the leading game distribution company, IP E-Games Ventures Inc. (E-Games), the online gaming subsidiary of technology firm IPVG Corp., went into buying Internet cafés in the country as part of its strategy to dominate the online gaming space.

Last April, E-Games completed its purchase for a 75-percent stake in Digital Paradise, the operator of the Netopia brand of i-cafés. Netopia’s network consists of 72 company-owned and 27 franchised branches strategically located in malls and high-traffic areas. In September of this year, E-Games further solidified their strategy with the purchase of Webworx Computer Technology Corporation, owner and operator of the CyBr brand of Internet cafes.  This added an additional 23 i-cafes to E-Games’ retail network.

Providing The Poor Filipino Schoolchildren With Laptops

This is a repost of a press release about a laudable project called e.Studyante Program that  I came across on Notepad Corner, a blog being authored and maintained by a former i-café owner. We feel that the news is worthy of dissemination to all especially to the stakeholders in the i-café industry in our country.