Data from Ookla’s Speedtest Intelligence shows that Starlink now accounts for more than 97% of global satellite broadband usage, with the Philippines emerging as one of its top six markets worldwide in terms of user activity and testing volume.
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said the initiative would make the Philippines the first country in Southeast Asia to test Direct-to-Cell services, a technology that links ordinary mobile phones directly to low-Earth-orbit satellites.
The Masbate PDRRMO identified 100 key locations across the province for the installation of Starlink units, including barangay halls, health centers, government offices, and emergency response stations critical for disaster coordination and public service delivery.
Since the media launch of Starlink for Enterprise in December 2024, Ardent Networks has developed a growing network of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) agents to support the rollout of the satellite Internet service.
The partnership will use Starlink’s Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite technology to provide connectivity solutions for businesses in underserved and hard-to-reach locations.
In a major move to expand and fortify its broadband offerings, fiber broadband firm Converge ICT Solutions has entered into a distributorship agreement with satellite Internet provider Starlink while at the same time signing up IP communications company Ribbon Communications to turbo-charge its broadband network.
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) secretary Cristina A. Roque met with SpaceX executives in Hawthorne, California where they discussed expanding satellite broadband connectivity across the country as well as other initiatives in space technology.
Comclark, the Pampanga-based technology firm owned by emerging tycoon Dennis Anthony Uy, signed on Thursday, July 18, an agreement with tech company Data Lake to expand the coverage of Starlink satellite broadband in the country.
The deployment uses Starlink LEO satellites for Internet connectivity with a focus on public education and local governance, where students, teachers and the local government office will have free Internet connectivity for six months.
