Smart Communications and Lynk Global have expanded tests of direct-to-device (D2D) satellite connectivity to Batangas, examining how the technology could provide emergency communications when terrestrial mobile networks are disrupted by disasters.
Smart Communications and US-based satellite firm Lynk Global have conducted another round of field tests for direct-to-device (D2D) satellite connectivity, this time in the northern towns of Burgos, Bangui, and Pagudpud in Ilocos Norte, areas that face the West Philippine Sea and have limited terrestrial mobile coverage.
Globe said on Thursday, March 2, it has become the first company in the country to test Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite connectivity for Short Messaging Service (SMS) and emergency alerts in partnership with tech firm Lynk Global.
