World News Headlines February 8, 2022 Under One Ceiling 0 SpaceX’s Starlink to provide internet access to Tonga 0 0000 0 0 more SpaceX’s Starlink to provide internet access to Tonga February 8, 2022 Under One Ceiling now playing Transferring money from UAE abroad: what are my cheapest options February 8, 2022 Under One Ceiling WIN With Nespresso This Mother’s Day February 8, 2022 Under One Ceiling NBA Playoffs 2022: A Casual Fan's Guide to the Postseason February 8, 2022 Under One Ceiling Best New Climbing Gear of 2022 February 8, 2022 Under One Ceiling A Local Weekend Travel Guide to Austin, Texas February 8, 2022 Under One Ceiling First Drive: 2022 Range Rover Ups the Luxury SUV Experience February 8, 2022 Under One Ceiling Most Stylish Rain Jackets, Parkas, and Trench Coats for Men February 8, 2022 Under One Ceiling EU eyes Russian oil import ban as Moscow strikes western Ukraine February 8, 2022 Under One Ceiling World-class Clark Int’l Airport opens new 110,000 square-meter passenger terminal February 8, 2022 Under One Ceiling PCG: Bodies of 5 children who drowned in Taal Lake found February 8, 2022 Under One Ceiling SpaceX’s Starlink to provide internet access to Tonga How do you provide internet access to a country still reeling from a major disaster? A volcanic eruption has left the South Pacific Kingdom of Tonga with limited internet access since Jan. 15. But SpaceX is now working to bring emergency broadband service to the region with the help of Starlink, its satellite internet service. SpaceX plans to establish a gateway ground station on Fiji, which is about 500 miles away from Tonga, according to a tweet from Fiji’s Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum. Tweet may have been deleted Tonga, which is made up of 36 inhabited islands, lost its broadband access in mid-January after the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano erupted and damaged the only undersea communications cable to the country. Repairs on the cable, which runs back to Fiji, are expected to take a month or longer, according to Reuters. SpaceX could help fill the void. Last month, CEO Elon Musk mentioned the possibility of supplying Tonga residents with Starlink, if needed. Once a ground station is established in the South Pacific region, it could beam internet data to and from the Starlink satellites as they pass over Tonga, providing users below with high-speed broadband. SpaceX likely selected Fiji for the ground station because the island country still has access to an undersea communications cable. There’s no word on how long it’ll take for the company to get the ground station up and running. But the other obstacle is delivering Starlink dishes to residents in Tonga. The ongoing chip shortage has slowed down the company’s satellite dish manufacturing, so it still may take time for SpaceX to bring satellite internet to Tonga. In the meantime, the country still has access to other satellite internet providers, but capacity has been constrained, according to Reuters. Starlink is able to deliver broadband download speeds of around 150Mbps, although only for a limited number of users in each locality. Related Related posts: Citizens found without mask or not following the COVID-19 prevention guidelines at public places in Gwalior India will have to work as volunteers in hospitals and police check-posts for three days All the best Fitbit and smartwatch deals ahead of Black Friday Rio and São Paulo postpone official Carnival parades until April French election: Historic win but Macron has polarised France tags: RSS Feed World News 0000 0 0 previous 10 of the best drip coffee makers to get your caffeine fix at home next Samsung's making wellness weird with Watch 4 update
