Henry Sy Jr., Elon Musk team up for PH satellite internet

MANILA, Philippines --- Billionaire Henry Sy Jr. is launching a nationwide satellite broadband service through a pioneering venture with American tech mogul Elon Musk. Data Lake Inc., led by Sy and company chair Anthony Almeda, recently sealed an agreement with Musk's Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX), owner of Starlink broadband satellite. This makes Data Lake the first Starlink integrator in the Philippines and Southeast Asia. "The Philippines is an archipelago, and connecting our country to the wider world often requires extensive infrastructure," said Almeda. Sy is the eldest son of the late taipan Henry Sy Sr., founder of conglomerate SM Investments which is...

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