verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . june 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message smart communications inc. smart logo used since june 13 2016 type wholly owned subsidiary of pldt industry communications services remittance founded manila philippines 1991 headquarters 6799 ayala avenue makati city philippines key people manuel v. pangilinan chairman napoleon l. nazareno president and ceo products broadband services cellular telephony revenue php 93.4 billion 11 % 2.12 billion 2007 net income php 30.7 billion 1 % 700.6 million 2007 parent pldt website www.smart.com.ph smart communications is a wholly owned mobile phone and internet service subsidiary of pldt . 1 it is also known for introducing the world s first electronic prepaid reloading service . as of may 2014 combined subscriber base of smart talk n text and sun cellular reached 70.7 million customers . smart introduced the first 4g service in the philippines . 2 it also provides 2g 3g 3.5 g hspa 4g lte lte a services wimax and an sms based money remittance system . 3 smart has 10 509 operating cell sites 13 149 cellular mobile broadband base stations and 2 806 fixed wireless broadband enabled base stations . 4 contents 1 history 2 subsidiaries 2.1 radio frequency summary 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit smart logo 2011 2016 anticipating the liberalization of the telecommunications industry in the philippines in 1992 smart then named smart information technology inc. was organized in january 24 1991 by a group of filipino investors led by orlando b. vea and david t. fernando . the company obtained its congressional franchise in april 1992 and was granted a provisional authority to operate a mobile cellular service in may 1993 . in december 1993 smart commenced commercial operations of its cellular service . by then smart had drawn in partners . these were first pacific a hong kong based conglomerate through its philippine flagship metro pacific investments corporation and nippon telegraph and telephone of japan ntt . in compliance with the government s telecommunications program smart established a local exchange service in the cities and provinces assigned to it under the service area scheme . the company also obtained licenses to provide international gateway paging and inter carrier transmission services . 5 on march 24 2000 pldt completed its share swap acquisition of smart making smart a 100 % owned pldt subsidiary . smart communications became a member of conexus mobile alliance for international roaming since december 2006 . 6 on february 24 2016 smart forged a partnership deal with the ultimate fighting championship ufc to become the mma brand s mobile carrier service in the philippines . smart will also carry ufc fight pass a video digital platform of the ufc . the deal coincided with the manila visit of ufc fighter stephen thompson . 7 on april 13 2016 citation needed smart introduced the first commercial lte a service at boracay aklan which they claimed maximum speeds of up to 260 mbps . on june 13 2016 smart and its parent company pldt unveiled their new logos and identity as part of the company s continuing digital pivot . 8 subsidiaries edit this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . november 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message smart broadband inc. pldt communication and energy ventures inc primeworld digital systems inc. 9 wolfpac mobile inc. 9 wireless card inc. 9 smarthub inc. 9 smart money holdings corporation smhc 9 smart money inc. owned through smhc 9 far east capital limited 9 philippines communications holdings corporation 9 francom holdings inc. 9 connectivity unlimited resource enterprise inc. 9 chikka holdings limited 9 smarthub pte. ltd. 9 smartconnect global pte. ltd. 9 3rd brand pte. ltd. 9 voyager innovations inc. radio frequency summary edit frequencies used by smart communications frequency protocol class 900 mhz gsm gprs edge 2g 1800 mhz gsm gprs edge 2g 850 mhz umts hsdpa hspa 3g 900 mhz umts hsdpa hspa 3g 2100 mhz umts hsdpa hspa 3g 700 mhz 10 lte 4g 850 mhz lte 4g 1800 mhz lte 4g 2100 mhz lte 4g see also edit tnt cellular service tnt katropa pba basketball team smart gilas philippine men s national basketball team global ufl football team references edit sullivan nicholas p. 2007 . you can hear me now how microloans and cell phones are connecting the world s poor to the global economy . john wiley & sons . p. 123 . isbn 9780787994631 . smart to launch first 4g service in the philippines this weekend . techinasia . august 21 2012 . retrieved 2014 06 07 . smart s phone based remittance system in the philippines . global economic prospects 2006 economic implications of remittances and migration . world bank publications . 2006 . p. 150 . isbn 9780821363454 . corporate profile smart communications . retrieved 2014 06 07 . about smart communication . elitefavors.net . june 14 2010 . retrieved 2014 06 07 . http www.conexusmobile.com alliance sub ph.html ufc and smart announce milestone partnership press release . smart . february 24 2016 . retrieved february 27 2016 . pldt smart unveil new logo in line with digital pivot . pldt . june 13 2016 . retrieved june 13 2016 . a b c d e f g h i j k l m n pldt general information sheet pdf press release . 8 may 2013 . retrieved 19 june 2013 . http smart.com.ph about newsroom press releases 2016 06 09 pldt smart fire up first three 700 mhz powered cell sites external links edit official homepage v t e pldt chairman manuel v. pangilinan president and ceo napoleon l. nazareno mobility smart communications tnt sun cellular fixed line pldt landline digitel internet pldt home fibr telpad home dsl home bro smart bro sun broadband technology chikka smart money aces mabuhay satellite epldt outsourcing spi global 19.7 % media tv5 nation gv abi cignal pilipinas global network hastings holdings businessworld 70 % the philippine star 51 % philippine daily inquirer 18 % unitel 30 % utilities meralco 25 % annual revenue php 153.96 billion fy 2011 1 net income php 31.70 billion fy 2011 2 employees 34 116 2011 stock symbol pse tel v t e philippine mobile phone operators mobile operators globe smart sun virtual operators abs cbn mobile tnt tm defunct operators red mobile extelcom next mobile belltel v t e members of the conexus mobile alliance fareastone hutchison indosat ooredoo kt ntt docomo smart starhub truemove h vinaphone retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title smart communications & oldid 741890946 categories smart communicationspldt subsidiariesmembers of the conexus mobile alliancephilippine brandsmobile phone companies of the philippinescompanies established in 1991companies based 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