The DOST said CubeStats are ideal for enabling communication in barangays (villages), particularly in remote areas not served by telecommunications companies.
House Bill No. 1205, once enacted into law, upgrades the PSTC director to Salary Grade 27 and shall be entitled to reimbursable representation and transportation allowance and other benefits prescribed by law.
The Philippines remains at the back-end of the semiconductor and electronics manufacturing, according to the largest organization of electronics and semiconductor companies in the country.
As it marked its fifth year in the country, ride-hailing firm Grab Philippines said it wants to implement a multi-modal form of transportation to ease traffic in the Philippines, especially in Metro Manila.
The project, dubbed ?Contactless Apprehension of Traffic Violators on a 24-Hour Basis and All-Vehicle Detection System (Catch-All),? was piloted in Manila last May.
After rushing to launch the initial phase of the free Wi-Fi project in Edsa, the government is aiming to blanket the entire 24-kilometer length of Edsa with Wi-Fi signals by August of this year.
To make the Edsa project happen, the DICT has provided access points in all MRT stations and in between stations, and sought the help of local telcos to enhance infrastructure for cellular services along Edsa.
The entry of new players in the local telecommunications industry will help improve the state of Internet in the country, according to Mary Grace Mirandilla-Santos, lead convenor of civil society group Better Broadband Alliance.
A new report from content delivery firm Limelight Networks has revealed that Filipinos spend the most time online in Southeast Asia and are also the most tolerant on slow Internet speed.
