The establishment of the PhilSA headquarters in New Clark City is expected to host about 350 personnel in the near term, most of which are space scientists, engineers, and researchers.
Construction and engineering firm ENDEC Inc. signed on Tuesday, June 11, a lease agreement with the provincial government of Tarlac to construct the 47-hectare Narra Technology Park which will host the 300 MW data center facility.
The BCDA is eyeing an “Open Network Fiber” model that will allow telecommunication companies and data transmission providers to connect and service the future customers in the new metropolis, which will involve residences, offices, institutions and data centers.
Under the MOU, the allotted land for the technology hub inside the new smart and green metropolis in Central Luzon will be used to house complex technological facilities like hyperscale data centers as well as establishing and institutionalizing a hub for agro-industry, research and development, and logistics.
PLDT-Smart, which is the official telecom partner of the 30th Southeast Asian Games, said athletes and sports fans alike can expect quality indoor and outdoor coverage and mobile data experience, particularly in the Athletic Stadium, Aquatic Center, Athletic Village, and commercial area, throughout the event.
This first-of-its-kind development in the country is called the New Clark City, a priority project under the government's ?Build Build Build? program and host to the swimming and track and field competitions of the 2019 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in December.
