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Elon Musk’s Starlink could soon provide satellite broadband services in India
24Aug By adminNo Comments
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Elon Musk’s Starlink could soon provide satellite broadband services in India

[ad_1] After years of waiting, India may soon benefit from Elon Musk's Starlink. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO's satellite network has made the internet accessible to even the most remote parts of the world. It has helped provide crucial internet connectivity wirelessly in remote places, war-torn areas as well and places witnessing natural disasters. While Starlink is currently available in nearly 32 countries, users in India were kept away from its services, despite Musk being in talks with the Indian government for years.Now, if the latest report is to be believed, Starlink could soon offer broadband services in India. Starlink in IndiaAccording to a report by the New Indian Express, officials close to the matter revealed that the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) officials will meet ...
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Elon Musk Taps Tycoon Sy for Philippine Satellite Internet
27Oct By adminNo Comments
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Elon Musk Taps Tycoon Sy for Philippine Satellite Internet

[ad_1] Philippine tycoon Henry Sy Jr. will partner with Elon Musk to launch a satellite broadband service in the Southeast Asian nation. (Bloomberg) -- Philippine tycoon Henry Sy Jr. will partner with Elon Musk to launch a satellite broadband service in the Southeast Asian nation. Data Lake Inc. signed an agreement with Space Exploration Technologies Corp., making it the first Starlink integrator in the country and in Southeast Asia, the Sy-owned company said in a statement. “With 7,640 islands, connecting the Philippine archipelago to the rest of the world often requires extensive infrastructure,” Data Lake Chairman Anthony Almeda said. Starlink, with its constellation of satellites in orbit, provides high bandwidth and reliable internet that's crucual especially during natural ...
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SpaceX rolls out Starlink internet service for private jets
20Oct By adminNo Comments
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SpaceX rolls out Starlink internet service for private jets

[ad_1] Elon Musk's SpaceX is expanding its satellite internet unit's foray into in-flight WiFi services with the rollout on Wednesday of Starlink Aviation. Elon Musk's SpaceX is expanding its satellite internet unit's foray into in-flight WiFi services with the rollout on Wednesday of Starlink Aviation, offering customers a $150,000 airplane antenna amid mounting competition for airborne connectivity. Starlink, SpaceX's growing network of thousands of internet satellites, will charge customers seeking broadband internet on private jets between $12,500 to $25,000 a month for the service, on top of a one-time $150,000 hardware cost, the company said on its website. Starlink Aviation will begin delivering terminals in mid-2023, it said on its website, with reservations requiring a $...
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SpaceX Loses $20 Mn a Month on Starlink Internet Service in Ukraine
19Oct By adminNo Comments
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SpaceX Loses $20 Mn a Month on Starlink Internet Service in Ukraine

[ad_1] SpaceX is losing about $20 mn a month providing its Starlink satellite internet service to Ukraine, CEO Elon Musk said. SpaceX is losing about $20 million a month providing its Starlink satellite internet service to Ukraine, Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said on Twitter. The company isn't receiving any money from the US Department of Defense for providing the service, “but we'll keep doing it,” Musk said in response to a user on Twitter, adding that several other countries, organizations and people are paying for terminals. Musk backed down from demands for funding Starlink on the weekend, having previously told the Pentagon that the company couldn't indefinitely fund the system that's helped Ukraine combat Russia's invasion. Withdrawing support of Starlink threatene...
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Elon Musk deploys Starlink in Iran as internet access is restricted amid widespread protests
25Sep By adminNo Comments
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Elon Musk deploys Starlink in Iran as internet access is restricted amid widespread protests

[ad_1] Tesla CEO Elon Musk has deployed his satellite-based 'Starlink' service in Iran amid widespread protests in the country. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has deployed his satellite-based 'Starlink' service in Iran amid widespread protests in the country following which authorities had restricted internet access. This Iranian government had cut off internet access for many of its citizens on Wednesday amid widespread protests over the death of a 22-year-old woman, Mahsa Amini, in police custody, according to reports. On Friday, SpaceX founder Elon Musk had indicated that he will make Starlink available in Iran. US State Secretary Antony Blinken earlier announced on Twitter aboout advancing internet freedom and the free flow o...
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