Space, Musk wants to bring Starlink’s satellite internet to Iran
"Starlink will ask for exemption from US sanctions in Tehran," SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said on Twitter
It was understood that the American billionaire Elon Musk had a penchant for provocation.
The latest bold idea from Tesla and SpaceX's boss was announced yesterday: asking for an exemption from US sanctions against Tehran in an attempt to offer internet connection via its Starlink satellites in Iran.
The Starlink satellite constellation of the SpaceX aerospace company offers an internet network in the most isolated regions of the world. "Starlink is now active on all continents, including Antarctica," the owner of Tesla and SpaceX tweeted. Responding to a follower who asked him if it will be possible to offer the internet also to the Iranian population, Musk replied: "Starlink will ask for an exemption from the sanctions against Iran". The Iranian economy is in fact subject to a strict sanctions regime implemented by the United States and its allies.
Musk released the statement on Twitter at a time of widespread protests in Iran over the death of a young woman who died on September 16 in custody with the Tehran religious police.
Some people on Twitter have been clamoring for the US businessman to provide satellite Internet stations. As already done for Ukraine, hit by the Russian military offensive. SpaceX CEO Musk sent Starlink terminals to Ukraine at the request of Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, who said broadband Internet service "keeps our cities connected and emergency services save lives" in the event of outages.
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MUSK: SPACEX WILL REQUEST EXEMPTION FROM SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said on Monday that the company will seek an exemption from sanctions against Iran for providing Starlink satellite broadband service in the country.
Starlink will ask for an exemption to Iranian sanctions in this regard
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 19, 2022
Musk did not specify which country Starlink would seek exemptions from, but Iran faces far-reaching sanctions. "It remains to be seen whether Washington will see any interest in an American company that controls some of the Internet access in Iran," La Tribune comments.
AT WHAT POINT IS THE STARLINK CONSTELLATION
To date, SpaceX has more than 3,200 Starlink satellites in orbit , covering 25 countries and over 145,000 users worldwide. These satellites guarantee access to the internet globally regardless of terrestrial connections. To connect, people need a specific Starlink terminal, a sort of router that receives data sent by satellites, different from traditional signals from ground stations.
In May, SpaceX told the FCC that Starlink had more than 400,000 subscribers. Among these, many pay $ 110 a month for broadband Internet using $ 599 self-installing terminal kits.
Musk's company aims to rapidly expand Starlink and is competing with rival satellite communications companies including OneWeb and Amazon which has yet to launch its Project Kuiper.
This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/innovazione/spazio-musk-vuole-portare-linternet-satellitare-di-starlink-in-iran/ on Wed, 21 Sep 2022 05:15:49 +0000.