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MANILA – Udenna Infrastructure Corp said Wednesday it signed a P10 billion deal for the construction of DITO Telecommunity cell towers and the deployment of fiber optic cables.
DITO turned to the Udenna group, 3 other partners and several independent tower contractors to accelerate construction in order to meet its commercial launch target on March 21, Udenna said in a statement.
Udenna Infrastructure with FutureNet and Technology Corp, the general contractor for the third telecommunications company, signed a Master Service Agreement (MSA) that outlines the scope of work, responsibilities and other details for the construction of almost 1,500 towers and laying of more than 1,400 miles of fiber optic cables. within 2 years, he said.
“In search of local expertise and experience in grassroots infrastructure, DITO Telecommunity Corporation hired UIC to assist in the deployment of cell phone towers and fiber optic cables,” said Udenna Infrastructure Corporation COO Jomel Fuentes.
“The agreement with FutureNet and DITO is a milestone for UIC as we come together to ensure that we maximize and build on our strengths as individual companies and as a Group, all for the successful launch of DITO Telecommunity in March 2021,” added Fuentes. .
DITO previously said that it had completed construction of some 859 stations as of September 13. By the end of the year, it intended to build at least 2,000 towers, missing its goal of 1,300 for the first year.
Udenna Infrastructure is part of Dennis Uy’s Udenna Corp. The third member of the telecommunications consortium, Chelsea Logistics, is also part of Uy’s portfolio.
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