00:00Drop mobile phone signals, in your dreams.
00:03Choppy phone chats, adios.
00:05Dead spot locations, fat chance.
00:08These inconveniences and obstacles to crystal clear and uninterrupted digital communication
00:12using handheld devices are soon to be things of the past.
00:16With a direct satellite to phone connectivity,
00:18care of a globe telecommunications and Starlink internet provider deal, ain't of late.
00:23As our Clazel Pardiglia reports.
00:25Areas long cut off from signal, communities where texts and calls could not get through,
00:34are now coming online.
00:35From so-called dead spots to connected communities,
00:39Starlink and Globe have sealed a partnership aimed at expanding mobile connectivity across the country.
00:47Through Starlink's direct-to-cell technology,
00:50mobile phones can connect directly to satellites in space.
00:54No need to build cell towers or install antennas.
00:59Calls can go through, texts, and internet access,
01:03even in mountains, islands, and remote areas.
01:07This partnership of Globe and Starlink complements our efforts to digitalize government systems,
01:13innovate learning platforms, and support countryside development.
01:17Because when connectivity reaches the countryside, it generates jobs, attracts investments,
01:24and brings essential services closer to the people.
01:27The Philippines is the first country in Southeast Asia to use D2C.
01:32As a country frequently hit by disasters, stronger mobile connectivity will help improve disaster response.
01:39During typhoons and disasters, it seems like a natural use for this system.
01:44When cell towers can fail and networks can go silent,
01:49this service can mean the difference between isolation and connection, between uncertainty and reassurance.
01:55President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. also assured the continued strengthening of the country's digital infrastructure.
02:03The National Fiber Backbone and the Free Wi-Fi for All program are being expanded.
02:09More sites are being connected to free internet in schools, plazas, and other public areas,
02:15particularly in the most remote and far-flung areas of the country.
02:19Ito po ang ating layunin. Mas mabilis na internet access para sa bawat Pilipino.
02:26Pantay-pantay na oportunidad. At walang sino mang Pilipino na may iiwanan o mahukuli.
02:33Kaleizal Bardilia from the National TV Network for a New and Better Philippines.
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