LEO satellite operator Starlink has received a temporary permit to operate in Tonga in an apparent retreat by the government who had earlier banned the service outright as residents sought to cope with last month’s subsea cable outage.
PLDT Enterprise, the business arm of PLDT, announced on Tuesday it has partnered with the provincial government of Camarines Sur in the Bicol region on Luzon to integrate Starlink’s LEO satellite technology into its operations.
SoftBank Corp tested new innovation in High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) technology that can beam stable 5G connectivity from the sky to the ground, as the company advances in the nascent technology that can plug coverage gap in rural areas.
SpaceX’s LEO satellite broadband operator Starlink is set to officially launch services in Kazakhstan later this year after it signed a regulatory compliance agreement with the country’s Ministry of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industr…