Our Subsidiaries Are Top Contenders In Their Respective Market Segments


Leaning on the group’s expertise in providing creative and innovative mobile telecommunications solutions, our subsidiaries are among the top contenders in their various market segments in the Philiippines. Learn more about the various companies under the Telecom Concept umbrella and our group’s history of success through the many citations by prominent and respected economic and business publications in the country.

Telecom Concepts, Inc.

Telecom Concepts is the authorized distributor of LG mobile handsets and accessories since 2006. It has an active dealer network within Metro Manila, including key areas in the Visayas and Mindanao regions. The company supplies hardware to Smart Communications, Inc. and has been an awarded as Dealer of The Year for Smart Communications. The company is also the authorized distributor for Longcheer Technology (Shanghai) Co., Inc. for High-Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) USB modems for 3G wireless data services.

First Telecom, Inc.

A wholly-owned subsidiary incorporated in January of 2000 as the retail distribution arm of the TCI group of companies, First Telecom is among the Top 1,000 Corporations in the Philippines since 2001. First Telecom provides a state of the art web portal and SMS system to over 24,000 dealers and 250,000 retailers nationwide. It has a local subscriber base of over 10 million end-users. First Telecom is a major distributor and supplier of mobile handsets and devices to Smart Communications Inc., Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT, dominant LEC carrier), Pilipino Telephone Corporation (PilTel, GSM network operator), Smart Bro, and Red Mobile (a subsidiary of SMART Communications.

E-Phone, Inc.

Incorporated on January 2000, E-Phone currently has a chain of ten (10) retail outlets located at major shopping malls all over Metro Manila. E-Phone carries a variety of mobile handsets and accessories for major brands such as LG, Samsung Electronics, Sony Ericsson, and Nokia. It also carries prepaid cards to all GSM networks in the country. E-Phone also maintains an online shopping experience - www.ephone.com.ph - that lets customers conveniently purchase any E-Phone product and prepaid cards online.

 

A Pioneer in the Industry

Our tremendous Growth
When it comes to marketing and distribution of wireless communication technologies, there’s only one name to remember, and that’s Telecom Concepts. Founded on May 25, 1998, Telecom Concepts Inc. is a pioneer in the industry, and has been working with key industry players in providing innovative technological wireless mobile solutions as well as marketing and distribution strategies for its partner’s products. When Telecom Concepts was founded a little over a decade ago, it initially entered the wireless communications industry as a retail trading business. In just 5 years, Telecom Concepts expanded and transformed itself into a holdings company. To date, the group’s various subsidiaries play a significant role within their respective segments in the wireless telecommunications industry.

Awards Received from Our Partners

2007
Best Dealer Award
LG Electronics Philippines, Inc.
2004-2007
Dealer Of The Year
Sun Cellular (Digitel Mobile Phils., Inc.)
2005-2007
Highest Achievement In Sun ExpressLoad Sales
Sun Cellular (Digitel Mobile Phils., Inc.)
2005-2007
Highest Achievement In Reload Cards Sales
Sun Cellular (Digitel Mobile Phils., Inc.)
2004-2007
Annual Achiever For Post Paid Line Activation
Sun Cellular (Digitel Mobile Phils., Inc.)
2004
Highest Achievement In Phone Kit Activation
Sun Cellular (Digitel Mobile Phils., Inc.)
2004-2007
Highest Achievement In SIM Pack Activation
Sun Cellular (Digitel Mobile Phils., Inc.)
2007
Top Selling Telco Dealer For SIM Pack Activation
Smart Communications, Inc.
2007
Top Selling Telco Dealer for Over-The-Air Load
Smart Communications, Inc.
2006
Best In SIM Pack Sales
Smart Communications, Inc.
2006
Outstanding Business Partner For National And International Sales
Globe Telecom, Inc.
2003
Distributor of The Year
Samsung Electronics Philippines Corp.
1998
First Nokia Professional Center In The Asia Pacific
Nokia Philippines Inc.

Recognition from the Media

Entrepreneur Philippines
March 2009 Issue
1st In The Top 50 Fast Growing Small Companies
Telecom Concepts, Inc. represents the best in Entrepreneur’s list of the 50 fastest-growing SMEs in terms of sales growth from 2003 to 2007. It took advantage of the industry’s phenomenal growth to breach the P1-billion mark in sales by 2006, registering an unprecedented average sales growth of 79% for the previous 5 years.
Top 7000 Corporations
Business Profiles Edition
Consistent Ranking Above 1600 Mark Starting From 2004
Top 7000 Corporations Business Profiles Edition is published by the Philippine Business Profiles and Perspective,, Inc., providing various companies with sound business information on the top ranking corporations in the Philippines.
BusinessWorld Philippines
Consistent Ranking In BusinessWorld Top 1000 List
Since 2003, First Telecom Philippines, Inc. has maintained its ranking within the Top 1,000 Corporations in the Philippines. Based on the firm’s financial results for 2008, the company was included in the list of Top 50 Upward Movers with an 83.9% improvement from the previous year’s gross revenues.

The consolidated gross revenues of Telecom Concepts, Inc. and First Telecom Philippines, Inc. average P2.75B annually from 2003 up to 2008, a figure that will land within the Top 300 Corporations in the Philippines.