PLDT Forsakes BPO, Focuses On Datacentres And Fibre

摘要

Philippine Long Distance Telephone (PLDT) may sell a majoritynstake in its fast-growing business process outsourcing (BPO) unit,nSPi Global, in order to fund investment in its nascent datacentrenbusiness, accelerate deployment of advanced internet gatewaysnand roll out fibre transmission solutions. The incumbent operatornis keen to retain a stake in the company as it believes its businessnmodel is strong and still has considerable potential to capitalise onnnew opportunities across multiple industry verticals worldwide.nConsequently, we expect bidding for the unit to be intense.