© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: SpaceX proprietor and Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks throughout a dialog with legendary recreation designer Todd Howard (not pictured) on the E3 gaming conference in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 13, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake
By Hyunjoo Jin
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – SpaceX billionaire Elon Musk mentioned on Saturday that the corporate’s Starlink satellite tv for pc broadband service is obtainable in Ukraine and SpaceX is sending extra terminals to the nation, whose web has been disrupted as a result of Russian invasion.
“Starlink service is now energetic in Ukraine. Extra terminals en route,” Musk tweeted.
He was responding to a tweet by a Ukraine authorities official who requested Musk to offer the embattled nation with Starlink stations.
“@elonmusk, whilst you attempt to colonize Mars — Russia attempt to occupy Ukraine! Whereas your rockets efficiently land from area — Russian rockets assault Ukrainian civil folks!” Ukraine’s vice prime minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, tweeted.
Web connectivity in Ukraine has been affected by the Russian invasion, significantly within the southern and jap components of the nation the place combating has been heaviest, web screens mentioned on Saturday.
Whereas extraordinarily expensive to deploy, satellite tv for pc expertise can present web for individuals who dwell in rural or hard-to-serve locations the place fiber optic cables and cell towers don’t attain. The expertise may also be a crucial backstop when hurricanes or different pure disasters disrupt communication.
Musk mentioned on Jan. 15 that SpaceX had 1,469 Starlink satellites energetic and 272 shifting to operational orbits quickly.
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