 |
| Musk: We're in the process of deploying 100 active Starlink devices in Iran |
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said Monday that the company will deploy 100 devices to connect to Starlink, the company's satellite internet service in Iran.
"We have close to 100 active Starlink devices in Iran," Musk said in a tweet today. It comes three months after he tweeted that he was launching the service there amid mass protests across the country.
The billionaire said in September that he would launch Starlink in Iran as part of a US-backed effort to "promote internet freedom and the free flow of information for Iranians."
Satellite broadband services could help Iranians bypass government restrictions on accessing the internet and some social media platforms amid protests across the country.
Notably, this is the second time Starlink has provided satellite internet service this year, after Ukraine, which has been at war with Russia for months.
Musk, who supports the US government's efforts to block Ukraine and Iran from accessing the internet via satellite, expressed his annoyance over Starlink's failure to receive funding from the US Department of Defense for its services in Ukraine, and added that the company is losing about $20 million. Month. Due to unpaid services and service fees. But soon he announced his retirement, and his company will continue to provide Internet services in Ukraine.