Philippine Long Distance Telephone (ePLDT)

Name

Philippine Long Distance Telephone (ePLDT)

Legal name

PLDT Inc.

Website

https://pldt.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1928

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Telecommunications Services

NAICS

Telecommunications (517), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182)

SIC

Telephone Communications (No Radiotelephone) (4813), Communications Services, Nec (4899)

akta.pro primary industry

Fiber-to-the-Premises (FTTP/FTTH) Broadband Providers (HDAIABAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Retail Colocation (Multi-Tenant Data Centers) (HDABACAA), Managed Colocation & Remote Hands Services (HDABACAD)

Keywords

• Fixed broadband internet
• Fiber-to-the-home
• Data center services
• Digital banking services
• Mobile telecommunications

Headquarters

HQ city

Makati

HQ country

Philippines

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Broadband/Fiber Internet Services: Recurring subscription revenue from residential and business fiber internet plans. Data and broadband services account for 86% of service revenues at ₱41.9 billion. Plans range from entry-level prepaid fiber to premium gigabit-speed plans with 36-month contracts.
2. Data Center Services (Vitro Inc.): Revenue from enterprise, hyperscale, and cloud customers through Vitro Inc.'s portfolio of eight operational data centers with combined IT-ready capacity of about 24 megawatts. PLDT plans to monetize data center assets through REIT IPO.
3. Maya Digital Bank: Digital banking services generating ₱1.7 billion in net income in FY2025, up from loss the prior year. Deposit balances grew 73% year-on-year to ₱76 billion, contributing to overall revenue diversification.
4. Entertainment Bundles: Bundled entertainment services including Netflix, HBO Max, and Cignal TV channels integrated with fiber plans. Additional revenue from premium channel subscriptions and pay-per-view content.
5. Legacy Services Decline: Traditional telecommunications services in decline, with legacy services generating ₱19.3 billion less in revenue year-over-year as customers migrate to data and broadband services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

PLDT/ePLDT is a Philippine integrated telecommunications company that delivers fixed-line, broadband, mobile, and data center services to residential and enterprise customers. Its primary consumer offering is fiber-to-the-home broadband under the PLDT Home brand, while its enterprise arm (Vitro Inc.) provides colocation, managed hosting, and hyperscale data center services. The group also operates the Maya digital bank and Smart Communications for mobile services.

Product overview

PLDT Home operates as a unified telecommunications platform combining residential broadband, entertainment, and smart home services. The core product is PLDT Home Fiber with multiple plan tiers including Fiber Unli (internet + landline), Fiber Unli All (internet + landline + Cignal TV + HBO Max), and Fiber Netflix (internet + Netflix). Add-on modules include Smart Home devices (eufy, Tapo cameras, smart locks), WiFi Mesh Systems, Always On LTE backup, StreamTV+, and landline services. The ecosystem extends to Maya digital banking for payments and financial services, and Vitro data centers for enterprise/hyperscale hosting. Fiber Prepaid offers contract-free access. Products integrate with GCash, Maya, Netflix, HBO Max, Cignal, and BBIX for peering services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PLDT Home Fiber: Fiber-to-the-Home broadband internet service for households with speeds up to 1 Gbps
• Fiber Unli All
• Maya
• Vitro

Products and services

• PLDT Home Fiber Residential FTTH broadband internet service delivering high-speed fiber connectivity for Filipino households, with speeds ranging from entry-level plans up to gigabit tiers.
• Fiber Unli All Plans Subscription-based unlimited fiber broadband plans for residential customers, typically bundled with home landline and content inclusions.
• PLDT Home Fiber Prepaid No-contract fiber broadband offering for residential users who prefer pay-as-you-go top-ups rather than fixed monthly subscriptions.
• PLDT Home Biz Business-oriented fiber internet plans with static IP options, dedicated bandwidth, and SMB-grade support for small businesses and home offices.
• Vitro Data Center Services Carrier-neutral colocation, managed hosting, disaster recovery, and hyperscale-ready data center services offered to enterprise, government, and cloud customers across multiple Philippine data center sites.
• Maya Digital Bank Mobile-first digital bank offering savings accounts, payments, cards, lending, and business banking services to consumers and small businesses in the Philippines.
• Smart Communications Mobile Services Wireless mobile voice, SMS, and 4G/5G data services offered to consumers and enterprises across the Philippines under the Smart brand.
• PLDT Home Landline Fixed-line voice telephone service, typically bundled with PLDT Home fiber plans to provide unlimited domestic calls.
• ePLDT Enterprise Solutions Bundled enterprise ICT offerings including dedicated internet, SD-WAN, managed cloud, cybersecurity, and unified communications for corporate customers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40% by 2030
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration16 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• BBIX Philippines Inc.coreTechnology or Integration · 28 May 2026PLDT's data center arm Vitro Inc. has forged a direct peering partnership with BBIX Philippines Inc. to improve internet traffic exchange across the Philippines. The partnership includes deployment of an initial 100-gigabit network-to-network interconnection at Vitro Makati 2, with capacity for expansion as internet traffic grows. The collaboration aims to improve routing efficiency, reduce latency, and enhance access to online content and digital services for enterprises connected to both exchanges, reaching over 98 million internet users in the Philippines.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Globe Telecom: Globe Telecom is PLDT's primary domestic rival in Philippine mobile, fixed broadband, and enterprise connectivity, operating overlapping FTTH and data center offerings under the same regulatory environment.
• Converge ICT Solutions: Converge ICT is a pure-play fiber-to-the-home operator in the Philippines, directly competing with PLDT Home Fiber on residential broadband speed and pricing.

Emerging players

• DITO Telecommunity: DITO is the third major Philippine telco entrant backed by Udenna/China Telecom, expanding into fixed broadband and mobile as a challenger to PLDT and Globe.

Regional players

• PT Telkom Indonesia: Telkom Indonesia is the dominant ASEAN incumbent fixed-line and fiber operator, comparable to PLDT in business mix (FTTH, data centers, mobile, digital services) within a different geography.
• Telekom Malaysia: TM is Malaysia's incumbent fixed-line and fiber broadband provider with enterprise data center exposure — closely analogous to PLDT's FTTH + Vitro positioning, in a neighboring ASEAN market.
• Axiata Group: Axiata operates mobile and broadband across ASEAN (CelcomDigi, XL, Smartfren, Dialog) — comparable to PLDT's diversified telecom and digital services portfolio in adjacent geographies.

Broad incumbents

• Singapore Telecommunications (Singtel): Singtel is a regional ASEAN telecom incumbent with significant Philippine exposure through Globe Telecom, comparable to PLDT as a multi-market fixed/mobile operator with data center and digital service adjacencies.
• NTT (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone): NTT is a global telecom incumbent with both fixed-line/FTTH and a major data center business (NTT Data), offering a scaled analogue to PLDT's combined fiber plus Vitro data center strategy.
• Equinix: Equinix is the global retail colocation leader, directly comparable to Vitro Inc.'s enterprise and hyperscaler-focused data center business.
• Digital Realty: Digital Realty operates a global network of hyperscale and colocation data centers, comparable to Vitro Inc. on multi-tenant data center services targeting enterprise and cloud customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/PLDTMedia
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/PLDTHome
• Facebookfacebook.com/PLDTpublicaffairs
• Instagraminstagram.com/pldthome
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/8685

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A2 records

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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