SpaceX on Wednesday said its low-earth satellite broadband internet service called Starlink is now live in the Philippines.
Elon Musk’s space exploration firm’s Starlink uses a network of low-earth orbit satellites to provide connectivity especially to remote areas that cannot be reached by traditional connectivity such as fiber.
Starlink collaborated with regulators and the government during the previous administration in order to offer its services here in the country.
It has received the backing of former Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez, the National Telecommunications Commission as well as the Department of Information and Communications Technology.
SpaceX made the announcement in the local vernacular Tweeting the words “Available na ngayon ang Starlink sa Pilipinas (SpaceX is now available in the Philippines),” it said.
