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Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet gets approval in the Philippines

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Elon Musk’s Starlink has been approved in the Philippines. In a statement, the Philippines’ National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) stated that it had approved the registration of Starlink Internet Services Philippines Inc. Starlink Internet Services Philippines Inc. Starlink Internet Services Philippines Inc.

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SpaceX may launch Starlink in the Philippines in December

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SpaceX may launch Starlink in the Philippines in December to deliver WiFi to the underserved community. In May, we reported that SpaceX’s Starlink had been approved in the Philippines as a Value-Added Service (VAS) provider. ” If SpaceX is ready then the Philippines should be ready also.

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Fujitsu and GMS partner on trial of electric tricycles in the Philippines

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GMS), a venture company providing mobility services, will partner on field testing to expand the use of electric tricycles (a three-wheel taxi) in the Republic of the Philippines. The Philippines is home to more than 3.5 Fujitsu Limited and Global Mobility Service, Inc. Background. million gasoline-powered tricycles.

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TomTom: Global traffic congestion up; Bengaluru world’s most traffic-congested city

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In time, the rise of autonomous vehicles and car-sharing services will help alleviate congestion, but planners and policymakers can’t afford to sit and wait. Globally, there’s a long road to travel until congestion levels are brought under control. And drivers have a role to play too.

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SpaceX’s Starlink Rent option is £15 per month in the UK

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The new offer would make Starlink services more affordable. Markets like the Philippines would greatly benefit from the Starlink rent program. Starlink service in the Philippines is on par with internet services offered by local companies like Smart and Globe.

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Pilot Project Sends Kelp–and Carbon–to the Seafloor

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Last January, in the waters off Cebu City in the Philippines, researchers first deployed a huge flexible ring seeded with seaweed and spanned by spokelike ropes and tubes. Terrestrial solar is now the cheapest electricity , he says, and marine solar could become even more affordable because there’s no need to purchase land.

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Toyota develops “Total-care Service” for ride-hailing companies; rollout with Grab in Singapore

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Grab believes that every Southeast Asian should benefit from the digital economy, and the company provides access to safe and affordable transport, food and package delivery, mobile payments and financial services. Grab currently offers services in Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar and Cambodia.

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