Reliance Broadcasting Unlimited Inc. (RBU) based in Pampanga has secured the green light from the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to operate a direct-to-home (DTH) service nationwide.
The DTH service is powered by Korea’s satellite communications leader KT SAT which provides the latest in satellite technology.
With the DTH license, RBU may now broadcast free-to-air channels such as PTV, GMA, RPTV, GTV, All TV, and 14 other ‘must carry’ channels even in the most remote areas of the country.
RBU is also collaborating with various organizations to air public service announcements and education materials for Filipinos from the northernmost provinces of Batanes and the Ilocos to the southern Mindanao municipalities.
“It has been a challenge to provide information to our people because the Philippines is an archipelago with over 7,000 islands. With RBU pivoting into a DTH operator, we’ll be able to do our share in giving access to crucial public information to more Filipinos as we try to reach every island in the country,” Frank Martin Abalos, RBU president, said.
The NTC granted the RBU provisional authority to provide DTH services throughout the Philippines late last year.
RBU has contracted KT SAT, a Korea-based satellite operator and a subsidiary of KT Corp. (formerly Korea Telecom), as its satellite technology solutions provider for the service.
KT Sat’s satellite resources cover more than 60 percent of the world’s land area and provide satellite communication services not only in Korea but throughout the world, including the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, India and Pakistan.
RBU will soon be rolling-out set-top boxes for those interested in availing its services.
Abalos said the RBU DTH service complements the fiber internet services of its affiliate, Converge ICT Solutions Inc., since RBU will be able to provide broadcasting services to remote areas that cannot be reached by fiber optic cables, using satellite technology.
Converge is the largest fiber-to-the-home fixed broadband operator in the country with its fiber footprint covering over 700,000 kilometers across the country.
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