Over 500 villagers in Sabah can now enjoy better internet with ‘CONNECTme Now’ 06 Mar 2021 / 22:00 H. Pix for representational purpose only.
KOTA KINABALU: More than 300 residents in Kampung Gana, Papar and another 200 in Kampung Kumawan, Tambunan can now enjoy better internet access with ‘CONNECTme NOW’, a community-based high-speed prepaid broadband service via satellite.
MEASAT Global Berhad (MEASAT) in a statement today said the initiative, in collaboration with the Sabah Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (KSTI), and the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) was in line with the continued commitment to power an inclusive future where everyone has access to the internet.
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DICT Secretary Gregorio Honasan said the provision of these free Wi-Fi terminals is part of the DICT’s intensified roll-out of free Wi-Fi sites in remote and underdeveloped areas and is meant to provide more opportunities and to “better adapt to the new normal.” (File photo: Franck/Unsplash)
MANILA – Residents of some remote islands in Mindanao will soon be able to connect to the internet for free after the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) completes its installation of free wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) terminals.
In a press release on Thursday, the DICT said it is set to deploy Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) facilities by March and was made possible through partnership between the DICT Mindanao Cluster 1, the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA), Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Western Mindanao, Philippine Coast Guard, and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao’s Ministry of Transportation and Communication.
Drones, radars, remote cameras â Uttarakhand floods rescue effort is Indiaâs most hi-tech yet
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Chamoli/New Delhi: Drones, ground penetrating radars, remote cameras, sonar systems and VSAT antennae â the rescue teams on the ground in Uttarakhand are relying on a host of technologies as they search for nearly 200 people who remain missing since the floods struck Sunday.
A landslide at Ronti peak in Chamoli district triggered a sudden deluge of water and slush Sunday morning that left a trail of death and destruction in its wake. So far, 32 bodies, mainly of workers of the Tapovan Vishnugad Hydropower and the Rishi Ganga Hydropower plants, have been found.Â
QUEZON CITY, Feb. 11 — True to its mission of providing Internet connectivity to geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas in the Philippines, the Department of Information and Communications Technology is set to deploy Free Wi-Fi sites and Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) facilities.