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A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed by SBMA and PLDT officials to pave the way for tripartite collaborative projects.The said MoU will seal a partnership between Long Distance Telephone Corp. (PLDT) and the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) to put the Subic free port to be the country's Information and Communications Technology (ICT) frontline. Present in the signing of MoU are SBMA administrator Armand Arreza and PLDT Subictel chairman and PLDT senior Vice-president Ernesto Alberto, PLDT first vice-president Nerissa Ramos, and PLDT Subictel president Dennis Magbatoc. Arreza said the MoU calls for the promotion of Subic Bay Freeport's IT capabilities through the SBMA-PLDT-Subictel caravan project, which includes PLDT’s recent ICT investments here worth more than P40-million. The opening of Innovation Laboratory of Subictel in October 2009 will serve as a one-stop showcase of Subic Bay's ICT capability in terms of infrastructure, and also highlight the available and futuristic IT solutions of PLDT for various industries.
Meanwhile, Arreza said that on the SBMA's part, they will set up an ICT park on a 17-hectare property in the free port to put to use PLDT's ready-to-use telecoms solutions and ICT infrastructure. Next Generation Network (NGN) fiber optics cable will include the said infrastructure that would connect the free port to Manila and the entire Luzon grid. Through this MoU, the time has come for Subic Bay Freeport to become synonymous with BPO and IT-related services, like back-office outsourcing, software and games development, engineering design, and digital animation, among others. This project is expected to provide more job opportunities especially in ICT trends. [via mb.com.ph] |
