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February 9, 2026 6:55 PM

Gujarat, Elon Musk’s Starlink sign Letter of Intent for high-speed satellite Internet

Gujarat has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) for cooperation with Starlink Satellite Communications Private Limited, a subsidiary of Elon Musk-founded SpaceX, to strengthen the state's digital infrastructure, the state government said on Monday. Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, on X, confirmed that the partnership aims to accelerate the state's Digital Connectivity Mission. The agreement focuses on providing high-speed satellite-based internet connectivity to remote, border, and underser...

October 26, 2025 10:31 AM

EXPOSED: Elon Musk-owned Starlink’s alleged role in Myanmar’s $37B cyber-scam industry

A new battle is unfolding in South-East Asia -- not on the front lines but in the digital shadows. Since a military takeover in February 2021, Myanmar has become a hotspot for cyber scams -- sprawling criminal operations that have stolen billions from unsuspecting victims around the world. Now, the junta, long accused of benefiting from these illicit schemes, says that it’s cracking down on scamsters and claiming a big win against cybercrime. However, scepticism abounds: Is this crackdown the ...

October 23, 2025 2:44 PM

Europe firms agree satellite merger to counter Starlink

European aerospace groups unveiled an initial deal on Thursday to pool their loss-making satellite manufacturing activities, combining forces after months of negotiations to counter the runaway growth of rivals led by Elon Musk's Starlink. The keenly awaited deal between Airbus Thales, and Leonardo, aims to forge a new venture starting from 2027, subject to approval by European regulators who have resisted such moves in the past. The unnamed new entity will employ 25,000 people across Europe w...

September 17, 2025 3:42 PM

Russia developing Starlink rival at ‘rapid pace,’ space chief says

Russia will soon have a rival to Elon Musk's satellite internet service Starlink, as it tries to shift away from outdated thinking that has allowed SpaceX to win the crown of satellite dominance, Russia's space chief said on Wednesday. Starlink says it operates the world’s largest satellite constellation with more than 8,000 satellites, and Musk is credited by Russian officials with revolutionising the launch of space vehicles - to Russia's cost. Dmitry Bakanov, the new 39-year-old head of R...

July 26, 2025 4:47 PM

Musk ordered shutdown of Starlink satellite service as Ukraine retook territory from Russia

During a pivotal push by Ukraine to retake territory from Russia in late September 2022, Elon Musk gave an order that disrupted the counteroffensive and dented Kyiv’s trust in Starlink, the satellite internet service the billionaire provided early in the war to help Ukraine’s military maintain battlefield connectivity. According to three people familiar with the command, Musk told a senior engineer at the California offices of SpaceX, the Musk venture that controls Starlink, to cut coverage...

July 22, 2025 3:48 PM

Trump’s Golden Dome looks for alternatives to Musk’s SpaceX

The Trump administration is expanding its search for partners to build the Golden Dome missile defense system, courting Amazon.com's Project Kuiper and big defense contractors as tensions with Elon Musk threaten SpaceX's dominance in the program, according to three sources familiar with the matter. The shift marks a strategic pivot away from reliance on Musk's SpaceX, whose Starlink and Starshield satellite networks have become central to U.S. military communications. It comes amid a deteriora...

June 3, 2025 3:17 PM

Astronomers fear impact of Musk’s Starlink on South Africa mega-telescope observations

Astronomers working with South Africa's SKA telescope are pushing authorities to ensure that any licensing agreement with Elon Musk's Starlink will protect their groundbreaking observations, a senior scientist said. Discussions to bring Musk's internet service Starlink in South Africa have already been contentious, with parent company SpaceX criticising local shareholding laws while backing equity equivalent programmes. Attaching astronomy-linked licensing conditions may fur...

March 11, 2025 6:25 PM

Airtel partners with Musk’s SpaceX to bring Starlink’s high-speed internet to India

Telecom major Airtel on Tuesday said it has signed an agreement with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to bring Starlink’s high-speed internet services to its customers in India. This is the first agreement to be signed in India, which is subject to SpaceX receiving authorisations to sell Starlink in the country. Airtel and SpaceX will explore offering Starlink equipment in Airtel’s retail stores, Starlink services via Airtel to business customers, opportunities to connect communities, schools, and hea...

February 24, 2025 11:04 AM

Musk’s Starlink races with Chinese rivals to dominate satellite internet

Space is about to get more crowded for Elon Musk. The billionaire's Starlink communications network is facing increasingly stiff challenges to its dominance of high-speed satellite internet, including from a Chinese state-backed rival and another service financed by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos. Shanghai-based SpaceSail in November signed an agreement to enter Brazil and announced it was in talks with over 30 countries. Two months later, it began work in Kazakhstan, according to the Kazakh emb...

January 24, 2025 3:04 PM

Italian deal with Starlink would not be security risk, space agency says

A possible deal between Italy and Elon Musk's Starlink for secure satellite communications would not pose a security risk, the head of national space agency ASI said on Thursday. Rome is considering using Musk's telecommunications systems to provide encrypted communications between the government, embassies and defence officials operating in high-risk geographical areas. Opposition parties have criticised the project, questioning whether the handling of such communications should be entrusted ...