Phil-Tower Consortium Inc. (PhilTower), a joint venture between Macquarie Capital and Pan-Asian Digital Shared Infrastructure group, said 250 towers located in Visayas and Mindanao are now fully operational.
This follows PhilTower’s full compliance with Globe Telecom Inc.’s requirements and standards, after the asset turnover last February.
PhilTower and Globe in September signed a sale and leaseback deal for the acquisition of 1,350 Globe sites, with the first batch of 578 towers turned over in February 2023.
In just five months, PhilTower said, its operations team was able to establish two regional operational centers and ramped up resources to ensure a smooth transition.
PhilTower is currently operating towers in 17 major islands of Visayas and Mindanao, covering most of the provinces.
“We have ensured smooth transition through detailed planning, performing drone audits, setting up regional offices and resources and onboarding existing Globe O&M and security partners. We look forward to extending further operational savings to Globe from the establishment of the 24/7 operational capability and distributed field operations teams in the challenging territories of Visayas and Mindanao,” said Devid Gubiani, PhilTower chief executive officer (CEO).
“The faster and smooth transitioning is achieved through setting up PhilTower’s transitioning project management office of key experts, internal workstreams, outsourcing of field activities and management support for critical decision alignment,” added PT Pawar, PhilTower chief operating officer.
Ernest Cu, Globe Group president and CEO, noted PhilTower’s fast turnaround.
“We are happy to hear that the first batch of towers we turned over to PhilTower are now fully operational after just five months. This speaks of the smooth transition between the two companies. This level of efficiency is crucial in ensuring undisrupted services to our customers,” said Cu. – Myla Iglesias
