Glove to expand network

Glove to expand network

MANILA, Philippines (AP): Globe Telecom said Monday it will
spend US$300 million this year to expand and upgrade its cellular
telephone network.

Globe said the project will expand the reach and increase the
capacity of its network, including switching, network subsystems,
transmission and cell sites.

Globe is a joint venture of Ayala Corp. and Singapore Telecom
International, the international investment arm of Singapore
Telecommunications Ltd. Ayala Corp. owns 44 percent and Singtel
International owns 39 percent.

The company said it will expand its cell sites to 1,112 from
690 and the number of switches to 17 from six. It will also
purchase several computer platforms to provide more value-added
services to clients.