Nakipagpulong si Aksyon Demokratiko presidential candidate Manila Mayor Isko Moreno sa mga kinatawan ng Elon Musk’s SpaceX Enterprise para sa acquisition ng Starlink’s satellite broadband internet system para sa lungsod.
Nakausap ni Moreno sina Rebecca Hunter, SpaceX senior manager for government affairs, at Raymond Garcia, SpaceX partner-representative for the Philippines and other Asian countries.
Nabatid na ang Space Exploration Technologies Corp. o SpaceX ay isang American aerospace manufacturer ni American billionaire Elon Musk.
Sa ngayon, nasa 1,700 Starlink satellites sa space ang nailunsad ng kompanya.
“I hope we can avail of Starlink low-orbit satellite soonest. The best success story is in Ukraine when Elon Musk deployed a number of satellites in that country after its internet connectivity was destroyed by Russian forces. It’s in the news. Hopefully, may awa ang Diyos, puwede tayong gumamit ng Starlink sa buong bansa pag tayo naging pangulo sa Mayo,” pahayag ni Moreno.
Ayon kay Moreno, malaking tulong ang low-orbit satellite internet system sa Maynila para mapabilis ang pagbibigay ng social services sa pamamagitan ng mabilis, reliable at free internet.
“Maraming salamat at binigyan nila ng pagkakataon ang Maynila. Mukhang mag-uumpisa na soon. Hinihintay lang namin yung mga regulatory agencies na i-process yung sa side ng Starlink SpaceX. After that, Manila can deploy about 896 disks for 896 barangays para maging available ito sa 104 public schools, elementary and high school, 2 city colleges, 7 hospitals, 15 police stations, the Manila Police District headquarters, City Hall and other satellite offices of city hall,” pahayag ni Moreno.
“The next plan is kung nag push through yon, e yung initial acquisition natin is for more than 1,000 plus satellite dish, isusunod naman natin dun sa University Belt, para naman pagdating ng araw, meron silang access to fast, reliable, free internet services,” dagdag ni Moreno.