DITO Telecommunity Corp. plans on testing a low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite for their connection in rural areas.

DITO, una de las redes móviles en Filipinas, ha firmado un acuerdo para probar un satélite LEO. Este fue firmado con OneWeb Network Access Associates Limited, una empresa de comunicaciones satelitales de banda ancha en Londres.
El Director de Tecnología de DITO, Rodolfo D. Santiago, ha declarado que esto beneficiará a las regiones autónomas en Mindanao, Sulu, Basilan y Tawi-Tawi.
DITO has mentioned that they are talking to other satellite companies and their offers. One type of satellite is an Earth-orbiting or geostationary satellite, which is positioned at an altitude of roughly 35,800 km. In contrast, a LEO satellite is typically positioned at an altitude of about 1,000 km.
There are currently 648 satellites in OneWeb, arranged in 12 coordinated orbital planes 1,200 km above the planet.

Isn’t DITO headed to bankruptcy? Where did they get the funding for this?