Wazzup Pilipinas to Receive Hall of Fame Award at NCCAA on December 6

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From being a personal blog, to a community blog, and finally to take on the role as the "Pambansang Blog ng Pilipinas" - a title we initially used to jokingly poke fun at ourselves for our untiring effort to help out our government agencies in sharing their news and announcements, which we eventually took seriously since we saw how necessary it was to disseminate such pertinent information for the benefit of our countrymen. 

Aside from echoing the accomplishments, we also never stopped criticizing as well to remain sincere and in touch with reality. We believe that the people need to know more about what our government is doing so they can be somehow involved in the nation-building.

Wazzup Pilipinas has definitely gone a long way. Our overwhelming journey continues as it never really ends. It will be a book with never-ending chapters that would go on through several lifetimes and significantly sustained throughout history. Here we can say "May Forever!"

We acknowledge that it was never a smooth ride from the very start, but we appreciate every road block and obstacle along the way because it challenged us to either look for better paths or straighten the road we travel on.

We cherish every recognition, as well as every criticism, since they help mold us to shape up and incorporate every opinion towards making our site dynamic and flexible to the demands of valued fans and critics that are actively engaged. We truly encourage everyone to keep the feedback coming.

We are indeed grateful for being a Hall of Fame Awardee at the NATIONAL CUSTOMERS’ CHOICE ANNUAL AWARDS (NCCAA) who conferred to us the ACHIEVEMENT AWARD for our significant and noteworthy success and accomplishment in "MULTI MEDIA ADVERTISING AND OPINION BLOGGING."

"This recognition celebrates the untiring endeavor and dedicated perseverance of an Individual through Innovation, Strategic Thinking, and Visionary Leadership from the public and private sector. This is not only for CEO’s or High Profile Executives but is aimed at those who have made management their profession - who have had an extraordinary impact on their organization's/company’s financial success through forward thinking strategies. As a professional, you understand there are many roles to play in achieving exceptional results, developing strong team dynamics and inspiring others to greatness."

We would like to thank the NCCAA council for another proud achievement for our site.

Needless to say, we owe it all to our beloved readers, partners, collaborators, correspondents, contributors and other individuals who in one way or another has contributed to the success of WAZZUP PILIPINAS

Thank you all for the continued trust.

HMD Global Enters the Market to Bring New Nokia Branded Phones to Consumers

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A new and exciting chapter in the story of Nokia branded phones begins today as HMD Global Oy (“HMD”) – the new home of Nokia phones enters the market. Finnish company HMD will bring a new generation of mobile phones to consumers, with the first smartphone products set to be launched in the first half of 2017, alongside the existing Nokia branded feature phone business.

The launch of HMD comes just six months after the company signed a strategic licensing agreement with Nokia, giving HMD exclusive use of the Nokia brand on mobile phones and tablets worldwide for the next 10 years.

With a leading position in the feature phone market already, HMD has a significant global foothold including Americas, Europe, Asia, Middle East, Africa, India and China from day one. This scale, coupled with a world-class and highly experienced leadership team positions HMD for a truly accelerated start.

HMD has developed a unique strategic partnership model that will see it working with some of the world’s leading technology companies including Nokia, FIH Mobile Limited (FIH) and Google. Future Nokia smartphones will utilise Google’s Android operating system, currently deployed on 86% of the world’s smartphones.

A cornerstone of HMD’s partnership model is an agreement with FIH, a global consumer electronics manufacturing and technology powerhouse that will manufacture Nokia branded mobile phones and tablets, guaranteeing quality of manufacture and innovation at scale as well as giving access to FIH’s world-class R&D capability.

HMD is developing an exciting new consumer centric product range which will focus on innovation, quality and experience, alongside the iconic Nokia mobile phone attributes of design, robustness, and reliability.

The company combines the agility and attitude of a start-up business with the expertise of some of the industry’s most experienced and passionate senior leaders. The HMD Global team is headed by CEO Arto Nummela and President Florian Seiche. Together, they will forge a new chapter in the story of Nokia mobile phones with the support of an experienced leadership team made up of talent across multiple markets.

Arto Nummela, CEO of HMD Global, said:

“Today marks a happy and important day for HMD. Nokia has been one of the most iconic and recognisable phone brands globally for decades. The excitement of re-introducing this much-loved, well-known and trusted brand to smartphone consumers is a responsibility and an ambition that everyone at HMD shares.                                                                                                                                                              

“Driven by the extremely positive reception we have received since HMD was announced earlier this year, we are excited about building the next chapter for Nokia phones. We see this as a brilliant opportunity to solve real life consumer problems and to deliver on the quality and designs that the Nokia brand has been always known for. Our talented and passionate team is uniquely placed in this modern setup to deliver our promise of reliable, beautifully crafted and fun Nokia phones for consumers across the globe.”

Florian Seiche, President of HMD Global, said:

“We believe that the time is right for renewal in the mobile industry. The market is fatigued and flooded with undifferentiated products. Consumers are looking for technology with clear purpose that is useful, exciting and with a brand they can trust, so our approach will focus on true, core user experiences and a dedication to quality.

“With our passionate team, start up attitude, a brand with a 95% worldwide awareness and a unique, asset light partnership approach, we believe we are perfectly placed to forge a new way in mobile.” 

Brad Rodrigues, Interim President of Nokia Technologies, said:

“We’ve been overwhelmed by the enthusiasm shown around the world for the return of the Nokia brand to smartphones. The HMD Global team has the ambition, talent and resources to bring a new generation of Nokia branded phones to market, and we wish them every success. I’m sure our millions of Nokia fans will be excited to see their new products!”

Samuel W. L. Chin, Chairman of the Board, HMD Global, said:

“Today marks an exciting moment for all those involved in this venture. As one of the Founders of HMD Global it has been very satisfying to oversee the launch of our business through the completion of a number of agreements. Through the hard work of all involved we can now move forward with our new business, a new approach to the category and a fresh start for Nokia mobile phones.”

ePLDT Enables Smarter Government Through Digital Transformation

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Governments around the world are now tapping digital transformations to speed up their core functions. This is why ePLDT, Inc., with its ongoing initiative to enable customer success through its dynamic digital infrastructure, engaged in a strategic collaboration with the Asia Cloud Computing Association and PLDT Enterprise to promote cloud computing and data center use in the country’s public sector.

Through its recently concluded Tech Brunch: Digital Transformation for Smarter Government event at the New World Makati Hotel, Jovy Hernandez—FVP & Head of PLDT ALPHA—emphasized that the government also needs to beef up its processes with robust infrastructure just as businesses do.

“Similar to how enterprises are starting to shift their internal and external operations and services over to digital, the public sector has now realized that solving real-life problems with the use of technology is vital to serve today’s ever-changing citizen,” Hernandez said. “We at the PLDT group have embarked on a similar journey. We have partnered strategically with both local and foreign organizations to advocate global best practices such as what we have today.”

ePLDT, Inc. is the digital enterprise enabler of PLDT. It sets the pace for innovation in the telecommunications and IT industry.

For more details, please visit ePLDT’s website at www.epldt.com.