PLDT Global Corporation, the international subsidiary of the country’s largest integrated telco PLDT, Inc., has teamed up with Equinix, the world’s digital infrastructure company.
The partnership aims to deliver a wider range of digital services for customers who are going through digital transformation and expansion beyond the Philippines. Under this partnership, PLDT Global customers will be able to experience faster speeds of cloud connection, optimized bandwidth and cloud migration cost, enhanced business continuity services, and improved security.
In a virtual signing ceremony, Diarmid Massey, senior vice president of sales, at Equinix Asia-Pacific said, “We live in a time when technology is constantly evolving, both consumers and enterprises are continuously demanding better digital experience. To meet the rising expectation of speed, ubiquity, and agility, applications are re-architected, moving towards a multi-cloud, multi-technology, and multi-collaboration environment. I’d like to thank PLDT Global for trusting and having confidence in our platform to provide high-quality communications infrastructure and innovative solutions to its global network of carriers, enterprise customers, and distribution partners across Asia-Pacific, including Singapore, Hong Kong, and Japan.”
As part of this partnership, PLDT Global will also leverage Equinix’s ecosystem of partners and customers to reach more customers in the Asia Pacific, as well as Europe, Middle East and Africa, and the Americas.
“The global demand for faster, secured and more reliable connectivity has grown at an unprecedented scale. PGC is committed to deliver solutions that address the changing network needs of businesses worldwide. Through this expansion of Equinix’s partnership with the PLDT Group, we strengthen our foothold as a technology services provider and bring the digital transformation journey of our customers to the next level,” said Albert V. Villa-Real, senior vice president and chief commercial officer at PLDT Global.
“We are thrilled to mark this milestone as we work closely with Equinix to provide customers with a suite of services and help them reach their full digital potential,” Villa-Real added.