NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo Starlink of Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies Corp (SpaceX) is now live in the Philippines. We are the first country in Southeast Asia to enjoy Starlink’s services that is expected to provide download speeds of up to 200 Mbps. The activation of Starlink...
If you haven't heard yet, Starlink, one of Elon Musk's companies, is now live in the country. The announcement came from Starlink's official Twitter account , which Musk has recently acquired for $44 billion. A single Starlink unit costs $599. That would be a one-time payment. Then a monthly...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) intends to deploy digital connectivity faster under the Marcos' administration's Build, Better More Program, DICT Secretary Ivan John Uy said. Uy made this commitment during a press briefing Wednesday, July 27 at the Manila Hotel...
The Marcos administration was welcomed with increases in internet download speeds in both fixed broadband and mobile for the Philippines by Ookla Speedtest Global Index’s June 2022 report. ookla The country’s fixed broadband median speed increased to 68.94Mbps from 60.09Mbps registered the...
Allan S Cabanlong, ASEAN Eng. The Republic Act 11659 or the “Act Amending Commonwealth Act No.146, otherwise known as the Public Service Act,” was recently passed into law, allowing up to 100% foreign ownership of three primary public services (telecommunications, airline, and railways) in the...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo Digital technology played a key role at the height of the global health crisis caused by COVID-19. As the pandemic disrupted our way of life, the need to innovate became more crucial and urgent. Digitalization became synonymous to new normal. The pandemic caused the...
