Pakistan has followed India in ordering SpaceX to stop taking preorders for Starlink broadband services within its borders without a license.The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) said in a Jan. 19 news release that “Starlink has neither applied for nor obtained any license from PTA to operate and provide internet services” in the country.The telecoms regulator advised the general public to refrain from pre-booking the service in Pakistan through Starlink or associated websites.“The directions came in the wake of reports that Starlink, through its website, is asking intended subscribers to pay a deposit of USD 99 (refundable) as pre-order for equipment/services,” PTA said.“PTA has already taken up the matter with Starlink to stop taking pre-order bookings from intended consumers with immediate effect as the Company has not been granted any license for provision of internet services in Pakistan.”
On 27-DEC-21 @SpaceX filed its biennial report w/ Alaskan authorities listing subsidiaries across 38 nations (+25 since 2020) & revealing top 3 shareholders' shares:@elonmusk (43.08% was 47.11%)@foundersfund (5.76% was 7.77%)@Google (6.99% was 7.64%)https://commerce.alaska.gov/cbp/main/Document/Corp/?r=998028&v=1437760&d=25921531/Since 9/2020 @Spacex has formed new subsidiaries in 25 nations :BrazilBulgariaDominican RepublicGermanyGreeceGuatemalaIndiaIrelandItalyKazakhstanKenyaLithuaniaMalaysiaMozambiqueNigeriaPakistanPanamaPeruPolandPortugalRwandaSerbiaSingaporeSpainTurkey2/
https://stockhead.com.au/tech/is-telstra-prepping-for-a-space-war-with-elon-musks-starlink/Viasat trying to take on Starlink in Australia
“Undersea cable infrastructure is ripe for sabotage,” said Karen Jones, one of the authors of the study. She spoke to Breaking Defense news along with co-author Lori Gordon in an interview Wednesday.The study, “Global Communications Infrastructure: Undersea and Beyond,” concludes that while the US should increase protection efforts, it also needs to look at how other types of communications infrastructure can be utilized and protected to provide alternate pathways for this traffic.“Government and industry should continue to secure the communications enterprise—including undersea, terrestrial, air, and satellite segments,” the study states.In particular, the study finds that new, high-capacity broadband satellites could provide backup for undersea cable infrastructure (UCI). These include the emerging mega-constellations in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) such as SpaceX’s Starlink and Amazon’s Project Kuiper.
Minister for Communications, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum confirmed to FBC News that the team from SpaceX are here to work on an internet gateway for the Kingdom of Tonga.This is in response to the underwater volcanic eruption which has damaged the undersea fibre optic cable, leaving Tonga without reliable internet connectivity.Sayed-Khaiyum adds the engineers from SpaceX will establish and operate a temporary ground station in Fiji for six months.
US needs to temper reliance on at-risk undersea internet cables, satellites can help: AerospaceQuote from: breakingdefense.com“Undersea cable infrastructure is ripe for sabotage,” said Karen Jones, one of the authors of the study. She spoke to Breaking Defense news along with co-author Lori Gordon in an interview Wednesday.The study, “Global Communications Infrastructure: Undersea and Beyond,” concludes that while the US should increase protection efforts, it also needs to look at how other types of communications infrastructure can be utilized and protected to provide alternate pathways for this traffic.“Government and industry should continue to secure the communications enterprise—including undersea, terrestrial, air, and satellite segments,” the study states.In particular, the study finds that new, high-capacity broadband satellites could provide backup for undersea cable infrastructure (UCI). These include the emerging mega-constellations in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) such as SpaceX’s Starlink and Amazon’s Project Kuiper.
Quote from: su27k on 02/05/2022 12:48 pmUS needs to temper reliance on at-risk undersea internet cables, satellites can help: AerospaceQuote from: breakingdefense.com“Undersea cable infrastructure is ripe for sabotage,” said Karen Jones, one of the authors of the study. She spoke to Breaking Defense news along with co-author Lori Gordon in an interview Wednesday.The study, “Global Communications Infrastructure: Undersea and Beyond,” concludes that while the US should increase protection efforts, it also needs to look at how other types of communications infrastructure can be utilized and protected to provide alternate pathways for this traffic.“Government and industry should continue to secure the communications enterprise—including undersea, terrestrial, air, and satellite segments,” the study states.In particular, the study finds that new, high-capacity broadband satellites could provide backup for undersea cable infrastructure (UCI). These include the emerging mega-constellations in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) such as SpaceX’s Starlink and Amazon’s Project Kuiper.Absolutely wrong. LEO systems have cells with a radius of 900 km and their gateways are tied to fiber . To replace fiber, trunk channels are needed through geostationary satellites through which all international telephone traffic went 25 years ago..
2. Either way the capacity (whether through LEO or GEO) would be a pathetic fraction of the lost capacity of those optical fibers - I work with telco core (backbone) networks and what my previous employer had in a single major optical cable absolutely dwarfed capacity of even top-of-the-line GEO satellies.
Tonga would find Starlink with ISL very very useful right now.
SpaceX engineers in Fiji for six monthsQuote from: fbcnews.com.fjMinister for Communications, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum confirmed to FBC News that the team from SpaceX are here to work on an internet gateway for the Kingdom of Tonga.This is in response to the underwater volcanic eruption which has damaged the undersea fibre optic cable, leaving Tonga without reliable internet connectivity.Sayed-Khaiyum adds the engineers from SpaceX will establish and operate a temporary ground station in Fiji for six months.
I wonder if you can use standard Starlink terminals as a crude gateway, as well? If so, this could be operational in days, maybe hours after landing (if configured ahead of time).
Quote from: Robotbeat on 02/06/2022 08:27 pmI wonder if you can use standard Starlink terminals as a crude gateway, as well? If so, this could be operational in days, maybe hours after landing (if configured ahead of time).No. GateWay use Ka band and UT only Ku band...
Quote from: vsatman on 02/05/2022 04:48 pmQuote from: su27k on 02/05/2022 12:48 pmUS needs to temper reliance on at-risk undersea internet cables, satellites can help: AerospaceQuote from: breakingdefense.com“Undersea cable infrastructure is ripe for sabotage,” said Karen Jones, one of the authors of the study. She spoke to Breaking Defense news along with co-author Lori Gordon in an interview Wednesday.The study, “Global Communications Infrastructure: Undersea and Beyond,” concludes that while the US should increase protection efforts, it also needs to look at how other types of communications infrastructure can be utilized and protected to provide alternate pathways for this traffic.“Government and industry should continue to secure the communications enterprise—including undersea, terrestrial, air, and satellite segments,” the study states.In particular, the study finds that new, high-capacity broadband satellites could provide backup for undersea cable infrastructure (UCI). These include the emerging mega-constellations in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) such as SpaceX’s Starlink and Amazon’s Project Kuiper.Absolutely wrong. LEO systems have cells with a radius of 900 km and their gateways are tied to fiber . To replace fiber, trunk channels are needed through geostationary satellites through which all international telephone traffic went 25 years ago..1. Not true when LEO sats will have inter-satellite laser links.2. Either way the capacity (whether through LEO or GEO) would be a pathetic fraction of the lost capacity of those optical fibers - I work with telco core (backbone) networks and what my previous employer had in a single major optical cable absolutely dwarfed capacity of even top-of-the-line GEO satellies.
Quote from: vsatman on 02/07/2022 10:09 amQuote from: Robotbeat on 02/06/2022 08:27 pmI wonder if you can use standard Starlink terminals as a crude gateway, as well? If so, this could be operational in days, maybe hours after landing (if configured ahead of time).No. GateWay use Ka band and UT only Ku band...SpaceX has mentioned the possibility of doing a UT-sat-UT bounce. I don't know if they have implemented whatever hardware and software would be needed for that.The UTs are a lot easier to transport and setup than the gateways, but it doesn't seem like it would be all that hard to ship a gateway to most places either.
SpaceX has mentioned the possibility of doing a UT-sat-UT bounce. I don't know if they have implemented whatever hardware and software would be needed for that.
No. GateWay use Ka band and UT only Ku band...
