The Ayala-led telecommunications company said Globe Telecom, Inc. is using artificial intelligence (AI) to improve energy efficiency in its networks and facilities while cutting operating costs.
Globe's head of service planning and engineering, Joel R. “Technology allows us to respond in real time,” Agustin said in a statement Sunday. “It's a better way to manage energy because the system knows when to speed up or slow down based on demand.”
The company said AI and other machine learning tools have helped reduce power usage at cell sites and buildings by automatically adjusting power consumption when needed.
Globe said these AI-powered adjustments resulted in power savings of 11.3 million kilowatt-hours in 2024, amounting to about P125 million.
Last week, Globe partnered with Ayala Group's mobility arm, AC Mobility Holdings, Inc., to deploy 20 hybrid electric vehicles. Announced partnership with.
The move is part of Globe's broader sustainability effort as it moves toward its net-zero goal. The company has begun transitioning more than 3,000 cell sites and other low-energy facilities to renewable sources.
Globe said the gradual switch to renewable energy is expected to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 5.5 million kilowatts per year and supply about 80 million kilowatt-hours of clean electricity annually.
Globe's attributable net income fell 12.79% in the third quarter to P5.25 billion from a year earlier, while revenue fell 1.68% to P44.36 billion.
For the nine months ending September, net income fell 14.04% to P17.69 billion, while gross revenue declined to P131.59 billion from P134.74 billion. , Ashley Erica O. jose
