Leading integrated telco network PLDT Inc (PLDT)'s wireless arm Smart Communications, Inc (Smart) and its technology partner Lynk Global have completed another round of field tests for their Direct-to-Device (D2D) satellite communication service, this time in the northern coastal municipalities of Burgos, Bangui, and Pagudpud in Ilocos Norte—areas facing the West Philippine Sea and known for pockets of limited terrestrial mobile coverage.

Leading integrated telco network PLDT Inc (PLDT)'s wireless arm Smart Communications, Inc (Smart) and its technology partner Lynk Global have successfully tested Direct-to-Device satellite service in the island of Catanduanes in the Bicol region, demonstrating the technology's potential in providing mobile services even in areas where cell services are unavailable.