Elon Musk’s Starlink service is still operating in multiple unauthorised regions, including South Africa.
service is still operating in multiple unauthorised regions, defying warnings issued by the company last month that its satellite internet will be shut down by 1 May in areas where it doesn’t have a licence to operate.sent e-mails to customers in several Africa n countries, including South Africa , last month warning that it would restrict roaming where the service wasn’t allowed.
Following the investigation, as well as a similar report weeks later in the Wall Street Journal, Starlink sent e-mails to account holders warning “if you are operating your Starlink kit in an area other than areas designated as — available — on the Starlink, we would like to remind you that this is in violation of the Starlink terms and starting 30 April 2024, you will be unable to connect to the internet,” according to communications seen by Bloomberg and first reported by the Journal.
In its e-mails to users, the company said its roaming services are only intended for “temporary travel and transit”, and not for permanent use in an unlicensed location. It advised those who accessed the terminals in a different jurisdiction for more than two months to “change your account country or return to the country in which your service was ordered”, at risk of having their service restricted.
But given the security concerns around a private American company controlling internet service, SpaceX first needs to sign agreements with governments in each territory.The company, which recently struck a deal to operate in Israel, said it plans to launch tens of thousands of additional satellites to connect places that are too remote for ground-based broadband, or that have been cut off by natural disasters or conflict.
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