Elon Musk’s Starlink is keeping Ukrainians online when traditional Internet fails

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Elon Musk sent Starlink satellite Internet service to Ukraine. It seems to be helping.

, SpaceX was working on a way to get Starlink to Ukraine. President and COO Gwynne Shotwell said in a talk at California Institute of Technology this month that the company had been working for several weeks to get regulatory approval to allow the satellites to communicate in Ukraine.Fedorov’s agency is working to get Starlink terminals to regions where Internet access has been cut off, he said.

“Important warning: Starlink is the only non-Russian communications system still working in some parts of Ukraine, so probability of being targeted is high,” he tweeted. He added that users should turn on the terminal only when needed and keep it far away from people.Experts have warned that the devices could give away Ukrainians’ locations to Russian attackers, but that hasn’t been an issue so far, Fedorov said.

Some Starlink terminals near conflict areas were being jammed for several hours at a time. Our latest software update bypasses the jamming.Because Starlink is still relatively new, there’s a lot to figure out about how and if it’s feasible to use in conflict zones, defense and space industry experts say.

Russians, as well as many others, have technology capable of finding, jamming and sometimes intercepting many kinds of transmissions. Starlink’s technology could be a target for these efforts, said John Scott-Railton, a senior researcher at University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab.“But I think it’s really important that people in Ukraine and areas without connectivity get connected, so it’s a question of understanding and balancing risk,” he said.

 

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I can’t figure out if Musk is a jackass or if he’s a good dude.

Good job👍

Not at all a fan of him but glad he’s helping in this instance. Thanks Mr Musk.

👍💖

maybe he can also provide Russia with an independent internet free of censorship! elonmusk

Uh a western oligarch

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Please, send also to Russia. They are in need for truth.

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Can’t you see it 😡 they can order UberEats , JustEat or Deliveroo , you people , Elon is saving them, thank you Starlink 😂😂😂😂😂

Musk support fascism

Big money to good use after all😂

Simply product advertising. No need to confirm ground truth.

So where are the internet pics and videos?

Attacking hospitals & civilians is a genocide! Ukrainians are fighting for their country, for their freedom and dignity! Putin is a criminal! Putin was trained by the KGB and wants to expand Russia! Putin has imperial ambitions and will end up isolated and out of competition!

They have no electric or food . Can Elon fix that ?

Great job Elon

着卫星锅要是自己能做就好了

If anyone can give free internet to an entire country, it is Musk. It’s so good to see him coming through for them.

Free Wi-Fi

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elonmusk well done. slavaukraini Thank you.

Genius🔥🌎👏

Isn’t this old news

Proxy wars 🤔

Do not summon them 👀

Musk is no hero. He charges them for it

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