PHI

PLDT Inc. operates as the leading telecommunications and digital services provider in the Philippines, serving millions of customers through its extensive fiber optic and wireless networks. Headquartered in Makati City, Metro Manila, the company conducts business through three primary segments: wireless telecommunications under the Smart Communications brand, fixed-line services through PLDT, and digital platforms via Voyager Innovations. The company provides mobile voice and data services, broadband internet, fixed-line telephone connections, data center services, and digital payment solutions through PayMaya. PLDT maintains the Philippines' most extensive fiber optic backbone network, spanning over 1 million kilometers, and operates more than 300,000 kilometers of fixed-line infrastructure. The company serves approximately 74 million wireless subscribers and 2.8 million fixed broadband customers as of recent reporting periods. PLDT employs around 17,000 people and generates annual revenues exceeding PHP 200 billion. Recent strategic initiatives include aggressive fiber-to-the-home expansion, 5G network deployment across major urban centers, and consolidation of digital services under unified platforms. The company maintains market leadership in both wireless and fixed-line segments, competing primarily with Globe Telecom and newer entrant DITO Telecommunity. PLDT's controlling shareholder is First Pacific Company Limited, which holds approximately 26% ownership through Metro Pacific Investments Corporation.