Elon Musk has arrived in Indonesia’s resort island of Bali to launch Starlink satellite internet service in the world’s largest archipelago nation. The billionaire head of Tesla and SpaceX and owner of social platform X arrived Sunday by private jet on the idyllic “island of the gods.
FILE - Tesla and SpaceX Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk speaks at the SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition in Washington, Monday, March 9, 2020. Musk arrived in Indonesia ’s resort island of Bali on Sunday, May 19, 2024, to launch Starlink satellite internet service in the world’s largest archipelago nation. DENPASAR, Indonesia — Elon Musk arrived in Indonesia ’s resort island of Bali on Sunday to launch Starlink satellite internet service in the world’s largest archipelago nation.
Musk is slated to launch the service alongside Indonesian President Joko Widodo in a ceremony later Sunday at a public health clinic in Denpasar, the provincial capital of Bali. Musk will also sign an agreement on enhancing connectivity in the country’s health and education sectors, said Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister of Maritime and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, who welcomed Musk at the airport.
He said launching the service at a health clinic aligns with Starlink’s broader mission of providing affordable access to high-speed internet services, particularly in underserved and remote regions.Indonesia is a vast archipelago of 17,000 islands sprawled across three time zones with a population of more than 270 million.
Communication and Informatics Minister Budi Arie Setiadi said earlier that local internet providers, which rely on base transceiver stations to transmit signals, are unable to reach outer islands because they have limited coverage. Starlink’s satellites, which remain in low orbit, will help them deliver faster internet speeds with nationwide coverage.
Indonesia Elon Musk Indonesia Government General News Asia Asia Pacific Technology I Joko Widodo Aerospace And Defense Industry World News Business F Spacex
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
SkyNet: China deploys first satellite to counter Elon Musk's StarlinkUnlike Starlink's low-Earth approach, China has launched SkyNet-1 01 into an orbit 12,400 miles (20,000 kilometers) above the Earth.
Read more »
Elon Musk’s Starlink Reportedly Nears Internet Deal With Yemeni GovernmentI am a senior reporter for the Forbes breaking news team, covering health and science from the London office. Previously I worked as a reporter for a trade publication covering big data and law and as a freelance journalist and policy analyst covering science, tech and health.
Read more »
Elon Musk’s Starlink Reportedly Nears Internet Deal With Yemeni GovernmentI am a senior reporter for the Forbes breaking news team, covering health and science from the London office. Previously I worked as a reporter for a trade publication covering big data and law and as a freelance journalist and policy analyst covering science, tech and health.
Read more »
Maye Musk Pokes Fun at Son Elon Musk’s Signature Style Maye Musk exclusively opened up to Us Weekly about giving son Elon Musk style advice at the 2024 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit launch party
Read more »
Musk's Starlink satellites disrupted by major solar stormStarlink owns around 60% of the roughly 7,500 satellites orbiting Earth and is a dominant player in satellite internet.
Read more »
Huge solar storm impacting Starlink satellites, 'degraded service' reported: MuskSpaceX founder Elon Musk says that a powerful geomagnetic storm hitting Earth is putting Starlink satellites under tremendous strain. The storm is the most powerful since 2003.
Read more »