Smart Communications

Smart Communications

Infobox_Company
company_name = Smart Communications, Inc.
company_
company_slogan = The power to lead
company_type = Subsidiary of PLDT
foundation = Manila, Philippines (1991)
location = Makati City, Philippines
key_people = Manuel V. Pangilinan, Chairman
Napoleon L. Nazareno, President and CEO
industry = Communications Services
products = Broadband Services
Cellular Telephony
homepage = [http://www.smart.com.ph www.smart.com.ph]
revenue = P93.4 billion PHP (profit11%) (2007)
net_income = P30.7 billion PHP (profit1%) (2007) [http://www.pldt.com.ph/IR/Form17a/PLDT%202007%20Form%2017-A.pdf]

Smart Communications is the wholly-owned mobile phone subsidiary of the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT). With over 30 million subscribers on its GSM network as of end-December 2007, equivalent to approximately half of the Philippine cellular market share. It operates a nationwide cellular network and a satellite phone service. It also has the most extensive and modern digital communications GSM network and infrastructure in the country, covering over 99 percent of the population. As of end-June 2007, Smart’s GSM network consists of 100 switches and 100,000 base stations, over 2 of which are equipped with wireless broadband capability. Smart also has over 23 3G base stations nationwide. PLDT reported at the end of April 2008, that its mobile phone subscriber base reached more than 32 million, combining Smart and Talk N' Text subscribers, Smart ended the first quarter with 20.6 million subscribers while Talk N' Text had 11 million and its wireless service revenues grew 8% to P 22.5 billion. [ [http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/infotech/view/20080506-134856/Smart-Talk-N-Text-subscribers-hit-32-million Inquirer.net, Smart, Talk N' Text subscribers hit 32 million] ]

On April 20, 2008, Smart Communications recently updated its logo, changing with the new, shortened letter "S", stylized versions of letters "A" & "T", and a new line below the logo.Smart ended the first quarter with 20.6 million subscribers while Talk N' Text had 11 million.

Products

Smart offers different levels of service, dependent on both the population and the financial capability of the subscriber. A list is provided below.

ervices

Philippine area code assignment

Smart Communications Shares the same prefixes of Talk N' Text 0907, 0908, 0909, 0910, 0918, 0919, 0920, 0921, 0928, and 0929.

Relevant Links

* [http://www.smart.com.ph Offical Homepage]

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