{"id":4881,"date":"2024-03-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=4881"},"modified":"2024-03-12T09:39:22","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T01:39:22","slug":"daily-markup-945-transcelestial-rises-to-the-geographical-challenge-of-bringing-internet-to-the-islands-and-mountains-of-rural-philippines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=4881","title":{"rendered":"Daily Markup #945: Transcelestial rises to the geographical challenge of bringing Internet to the islands and mountains of rural Philippines"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-us.googleusercontent.com\/1mHYO8C68WNzwxkRcfpS3Ftf28oR06HRR8VsgVFh8WKSwdjIa4ZGof97BpTe8KFV8x2gh56BlUHAjwJUcpsAa0IOI7odcng5MM8VvP0Ey4qke606WjGHURGko-NwhIjYUexnBXuBi3_kzPYN0p5v238\" alt=\"\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo credit: Transcelestial<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ain\u2019t no mountain high enough<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Today, over 85 million people in the Philippines are connected via the Internet &#8211; this is just over 73% of the population. However, Internet distribution is uneven. While the National Capital Region has an 83% internet penetration rate, the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao has just 7%.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To address this significant digital divide, 500-backed superfast Internet company <a href=\"https:\/\/transcelestial.com\/\">Transcelestial<\/a> partnered mobile operator Globe Telecom to bring equitable internet access to all Filipinos, especially those in remote areas.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Transcelestial&#8217;s compact, shoebox-sized Centauri devices weigh less than 3kg, and can be rapidly deployed, making them ideal for challenging locations where traditional infrastructure is impractical.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This is particularly relevant in regions with complex geography. The Philippines is home to numerous islands, mountains, and rural areas that present obstacles to laying down fiber-optic cables and erecting conventional cell towers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Together, we are currently working to significantly expand our business footprint, aiming to amplify our project scale by more than 10x from our current capacity. By combining Globe&#8217;s extensive network with our cutting-edge laser communication technology, we are setting new benchmarks for what&#8217;s possible, bringing us closer to a future where every Filipino has the world within their reach,\u201d shared <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dinesh-kummaran-75564228\/\">Dinesh Kummaran<\/a>, Head of Sales Asia at Transcelestial.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Read the full story <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3P5IGc7\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ain\u2019t no mountain high enough<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":4882,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[322],"tags":[397],"class_list":["post-4881","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily","tag-transcelestial"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.1 - 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