GT opens Globe Labs Division

In a press launch this afternoon, Globe Telecom announced the opening of a new division aptly named Globe Labs. The new department will embark in innovative projects including the recently concluded 3G Multimedia Challenge.

Globe Labs will primarily focus on future technologies which can be later on deployed to the market. The group will open up and network with a community of Filipino developers by providing them resources, invitation to training and competitions in the mobile and 3G spaces including new technologies that appeal to the relevant market.

Globe Labs will have four general activities:

building future technology test beds
provide creative and secured environments for developers
multi-level partnership with developers to build and showcase applications
support developer partners

They even have geeky titles like “Head of Future Technology“.

Their first project under this new division is the 3G Multimedia Challenge where individuals, companies and academic institutions were invited to develop and deploy applications on Advanced VOIP, Group Mobile Gaming, File Sharing, Enterprise/Consumer IM and Social Networking among others.

Winners were announced last June 6 with D3Systems winning the grand prize of Php1,000,000 followed by students from the Ateneo De Manila (Ateneo Java Wireless Competency Center).

Globe Labs will also cater to freelance developers to propose new and innovative ideas it can help support thru their public portal at www.globelabs.com.ph. Globe will be providing enterprise support as well as a computer lab where partners can use to develop and deploy their projects.

Abe Olandres

Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

https://www.yugatech.com

5 Comments

webwires says:

16 years ago

Globe Labs = Smart Sweep =)
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3PAULX says:

16 years ago

Congratulations D3System!

Where technology is in your hands!

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pinoyapostolic says:

16 years ago

@ john sese – The next L would be Globe LOST…
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JC John SESE Cuneta says:

16 years ago

Ok wait-a-minute. A few years ago it’s all about “LIVE”. Now it’s all about “LABS”. What’s next? “L???” Starts with the letter “L” and must be 4 letters. LOVE? Google LOVE. Microsoft LOVE. Globe LOVE.

sarcasm aside, let’s see what Globe LABS will produce, seriously.
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jhay says:

16 years ago

Wonderful effort. I hope they could come up with something that will greatly improve the coverage of Globe’s 3G/HSDPA coverage. :P
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