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MANILA, Philippines – Globe Telecom Inc. has secured regulatory approval to roll out its direct-to-mobile satellite service with Elon Musk’s Starlink, becoming the first telecommunications company to commercially launch the technology in the Philippines.
The Ayala-led telco said on Monday that the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) had approved the commercial deployment of its satellite-to-mobile service, which aims to reach the remaining 4 percent of Filipinos still outside the coverage of terrestrial mobile networks.
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“Given the NTC’s approval for commercial launch, Globe can now extend its reach beyond traditional towers, ensuring that even in the most remote or disaster‑stricken areas, Filipinos remain connected,” Globe president and CEO Carl Cruz said.
