Henry Sy Jr.’s Data Lake deploys over 200 Starlink units

Data Lake Inc., a data company led by tycoon Henry Sy Jr., said in a news release that it deployed more than 200 Starlink Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite internet units.

In February, Data Lake said it was expediting Starlink's Philippine entry to within the first three months of 2023. 

In July last year, it was announced that Starlink Internet Services Philippines, a wholly owned subsidiary of Elon Musk’s SpaceX, would launch its Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite internet services in the Philippines by December 2022.

Delays in the production and deployment of LEO satellites pushed back Starlink’s initial December 2022 entry to the first quarter of 2023, according to Data Lake.

Data Lake said that since entering into an official reseller agreement with SpaceX and Starlink in October 2022, it had deployed over 200 Starlink units across the country, enabling high-speed internet connectivity for various industries, including banking, maritime, mining, hospitality, education, and remote field offices.

Data Lake Inc. and SpaceX have forged a partnership with a shared vision of connecting all 7000 plus islands of the Philippines to the global digital network, thereby eliminating the digital divide.

Since their collaboration began in 2022, both companies have worked towards this goal, striving to empower communities and enhance opportunities for education, farming, and healthcare in the region.

“As the first authorized reseller of Starlink in the Philippines, Data Lake Inc. is proud to be at the forefront of this transformative technological advancement,” it said. — DVM, GMA Integrated News