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| SpaceX further limits Starlink service in Ukraine |
| 2023-03-22 |
| [New Voice of Ukraine] The Economist writes that Elon Musk became "concerned" about "escalating" the situation, so he limited the use of Starlink terminals for military purposes. That led to the Armed Forces of Ukraine losing access to satellite Internet in active warzones and Russia-occupied areas of the country. It has now been revealed that Starlink is also using geofencing to block the use of its terminals over water and when the receiver is moving at speeds over 100 km/h. "You can put the terminal in a boat at sea and it just stops working," says the source in the AFU. Because of this, the Ukrainian military must now rely on other, more expensive communications systems. |
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