NOW Telecom secures license renewal for mobile system

NOW Telecom, an affiliate of NOW Corp., received a license renewal from the National Telecommunications Commission for its mobile telecommunications system.

NOW Corp.'s NOW Telecom gets fresh license for mobile system

NTC renews NOW Telecom's permit

In a statement, the company said it received the license on October 2, 2023.

Securing this permit means that NOW Telecom is the fourth group allowed to operate a mobile telecommunications system after Smart, Globe Telecom, and DITO Telecommunity.

This license renewal with the most coveted 800MHz frequencies shall strengthen the communications security and connectivity to vital critical infrastructures in the country, said Mel Velarde, NOW Group Chairman.

NOW Telecom eyes 16 critical infrastructures defined by these Philippine agencies and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that require immediate blanket coverage for secure, reliable, and robust communications systems using only trusted equipment.

Last year, the US government announced during the visit of Vice President Kamala Harris its intent to partner with NOW Telecom for the nationwide design and deployment of 5G standalone and National Broadband Network throughout the country.

Filipinos can and should be secure online. Securing against malicious cyber activities is difficult even in the best of times, but it is infinitely more difficult when the risk comes from the entity that built and may maintain access to a telecommunications network, US Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Kritenbrink said.

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