#satellite philippines

Senator Win Gatchalian recently filed a bill that raises the need to develop satellite-based technologies to improve internet access. 2250 or the "Satellite-Based Technologies for Internet Connectivity Act of 2021," which is an act that encourages and promotes the use and development of satellite-based technologies for internet connectivity. The bill also mandates the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to expand access to satellite-based technologies as an alternative connectivity solution to ensure universal access to the internet. It will exercise regulatory and administrative jurisdiction over ISPs and satellite policies, pursue policies to secure necessary orbital slots for PH satellites, and identify areas that are underserved and unserved by traditional broadband network operators and where the use of satellite-based internet can be maximized, to name a few. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has recently announced on his Facebook page that the company will be launching a satellite into orbit to provide internet access in remote regions in the planet. As part of the company's Internet.org effort, Facebook will collaborate with Eutelsat, a French-based satellite provider across Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas, to launch the AMOS-6 satellite to provide internet coverage to large parts of Sub-Saharan Africa. The satellite is currently under construction and is slated to launch in 2016 to cover West, East and Southern Africa. Read more in our articles including "Bill filed promoting use and development of satellite tech for better internet" and "Facebook to launch satellite to provide internet in remote regions".