PLDT’s enterprise unit reached a deal with Starlink to become an authorised reseller of its low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite broadband service in the Philippines.

In a statement, PLDT Enterprise noted the service will support businesses in underserved and hard-to-reach locations.

Nico Alcoseba, head of product management and global capacity strategy at PLDT Enterprise, stated the Starlink service adds another layer of reliability to its connectivity offering covering managed SD-WAN, IoT, data centres and cybersecurity.

He added since the service can route traffic to gateways found in other locations, it can keep businesses connected even during local terrestrial outages.

A unit of Converge ICT Solutions, a fibre service provider, was named as Starlink’s first official reseller in the country in March.

Back in 2022, PLDT’s mobile unit Smart started work with US-based Omnispace and AST SpaceMobile to explore delivering connectivity from space, while the country’s third-largest mobile operator Now Telecom signed a deal in 2023 with OneWeb to deliver satellite-based mobile broadband services to enterprises.

Last year, Intelsat received approval from the government to provide service providers with satellite-based broadband and backhaul services.