With a growing digital workforce, coupled with a global tourism boom, it has never been more important to have reliable, high-speed internet in all areas of the Philippines.
Tourists are taking to the country’s picturesque landscapes, including both popular cities and remote towns as their preferred vacation destination. With the pandemic forcing workforces to digitalize, many employees can now work from anywhere across the globe. The Philippines has become a hotspot for international tourists. Looking for both short and long-term stays, recent data shows a 140% increase in international guest searches.
In addition, a recent survey led by Airbnb among Filipino guests showed that more than a third of local guests stayed at an Airbnb listing to travel and work remotely, further exhibiting how tourists have been increasingly living on Airbnb.
High-speed, stable internet is a requirement for a work-from-home lifestyle. It is also a necessity for tourism operators. In a new age of digital tourism and travel, tourist operators even in the most remote areas, depend on strong internet services to reach the tourists through everything from online bookings to brand promotion.
For holiday businesses like El Cielo Vista, internet connection has always been a challenge. In Datu Salumay, Marilog District Davao City, El Cielo Vista is a rental villa situated in a dead spot for internet connection with no fiber lines or cell towers nearby. A stable internet connection which was once near impossible for businesses like El Cielo Vista, has now been made possible through Ka-band satellite technology.
Kacific and Ka-Band Technology meet the needs of tourism industry
Kacific1 is a GEO satellite, which means that it can provide connectivity over a fixed large coverage area across all 7,640 islands in the Philippines. This, in turn, makes it ideal for connecting private resorts nestled in out-of-the-way locations: areas where fiber can’t reach.
Kacific1 uses Ka-band satellite technology which provides higher throughput (meaning higher download and upload speeds for everyday usage) and is more affordable than its predecessors, Ku-band and C-band satellites. Kacific has concentrated spot beams that cover all the remote areas — from Batanes to Palawan and even all the way to Sulu. These spot beams are high power, resulting in availabilities between 99.5% and 99.9%.
What’s more, Kacific’s 1.2 m satellite dishes are much smaller than most Ku and C band terminals, thus are cheaper and easier to set up. Thanks to technological advances, satellite technology can now mitigate the effects of rain fade through diverse uplink availability, having two local teleports located in Subic Bay and Clark as its backup sites allowing consistent internet speeds to be delivered even in bad weather. Modern technologies such as adaptive coding and modulation (ACM), signal pre-distortion and uplink power control are used to increase the throughput and overall availability, and ultimately, improve the quality of service and user experience.
Bringing internet connection to distant exclusive villas
Using Kacific services, with equipment installed and distributed by its local Internet Service Provider, Stellarsat Solutions, Inc., El Cielo Vista can meet the needs of their guests by providing a reliable internet connection at the villa. Braezelle Mae Yu, owner of El Cielo Vista, says guests can now attend classes and meetings while on vacation, post on social media in real time and seamlessly stream Netflix from Smart TVs.“Stellarsat improves the amenities that we can provide without limitation,” she says.
Employees at the villa also benefit from better digital connectivity, with faster and more responsive communication between teams.
“I could recommend Stellarsat powered by Kacific to anyone, especially in remote and mountainous areas because they provide a fast and reliable internet connection. Stellarsat plays a big part in our business and we made the right choice,” she added.
Stellarsat offers unlimited plans starting at ₱5,940 in the Philippines. Terminals are offered for a one-time terminal fee of ₱34,000 or ₱52,000 depending on the size of the plan purchased. A one-time installation fee of ₱10,000 is charged by distributors to install the terminal in a specific area.
For businesses, offering high-speed and reliable internet connectivity is crucial for meeting the needs of tourists coming to work and vacation in the Philippines.
To connect your business to fast, affordable, and reliable internet, reach out to Stellarsat Solutions at 0917 626 6694or email [email protected]. You may also reach out to their KAD, BMV Digital Electronics at 0908 403 3255.
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