There war between Russia and Ukraine continue and the services of communication begin to yield in the attacked state: over the last few days the Ukrainian territories most affected by the Russian offensive have found it difficult to connect to Interneta vital service for maintaining contact with the outside world.
Faced with this dramatic situation, it was also the entrepreneur who took action Elon Muskwhich has deployed its broadband satellites Starlink to support internet connection in Ukraine.
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The reminder to activate Starlinks came via Twitter from Mykhailo FedorovDeputy Prime Minister of Ukraine and Minister for Digital Transformation, who questioned Elon Musk excitedly and not a little provocatively:
@elonmusk, while you try to colonize Mars – Russia try to occupy Ukraine! While your rockets successfully land from space – Russian rockets attack Ukrainian civil people! We ask you to provide Ukraine with Starlink stations and to address sane Russians to stand.
– Mykhailo Fedorov (@FedorovMykhailo) February 26, 2022
The answer to this appealwhich underlines the urgent situation of these hours and points out questions that have been open for some time on the connection between the progress of the technology giants and the humanitarian emergencies in progress, it took very little to wait.
After about ten hours Musk has replied to Fedorov confirming theactivation of Starlink stations over Ukrainian territory, with further reinforcements coming soon.
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The network Starlink SpaceX, we recall, is a broadband service that makes use of a “fleet” of more than 2000 low orbit satellites capable of providing Internet connections even in areas not covered by optical fiber.
Although not devoid of disputesthis service could turn out to be providential in the current situation, allowing the Ukrainian people to continue to connect to the Internet without danger of being cut off from communications by the Russians.
However, it must be considered that, in order to function correctly, Starlink connectivity needs aantenna dedicated and a router Wi-Fi: The logistical aspect of how Musk’s contingency plan will be implemented nationwide still remains unclearat least based on this social exchange.
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