Elon Musk taps tycoon Sy for Philippine satellite Internet

PHILIPPINE tycoon Henry Sy Jr will partner with Elon Musk to launch a satellite broadband service in the South-east Asian nation.

Data Lake signed an agreement with Space Exploration Technologies, making it the first Starlink integrator in the country and in South-east Asia, the Sy-owned company said in a statement.

“With 7,640 islands, connecting the Philippine archipelago to the rest of the world often requires extensive infrastructure,” Data Lake Chairman Anthony Almeda said. Starlink, with its constellation of satellites in orbit, provides high bandwidth and reliable Internet that’s crucual especially during natural calamities, he said.

Starlink targets to make its service available in the Philippines in the coming months, Jonathan Hofeller, vice president of Starlink commercial sales at SpaceX, said. BLOOMBERG