▲ 531 ▼ Musk cut internet to Ukraine’s military as it was attacking Russian fleet (www.washingtonpost.com) submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml 65 comments fedilink hide all child comments If you're hitting a paywall, here's a CNN link to the same story: https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/07/politics/elon-musk-biography-walter-isaacson-ukraine-starlink/index.html
[+] tallwookie@lemm.ee 22 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] SheeEttin@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) I don't think Ukraine has the resources to create, deploy, and operate its own satellite Internet network. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] frostwhitewolf@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Surely the US has a satellite network they clould be making use off? Maybe there's political reasons why they cant be given access. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SheeEttin@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago The US does have its own satellite network, but it's unlikely they'd let anyone else use it, even allies, because of the risk of leaking information, or even because it would let other people derive more information about its capabilities and limits. permalink fedilink source parent [–] StudioLE@programming.dev 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) There are certainly more secure options but better is unlikely given how revolutionary starlink is. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) there's nothing revolutionary about satellite internet permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] StudioLE@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago The revolutionary aspect is the quantity of the satellites and the affordability of access due to reduction in deployment costs. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SheeEttin@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) I don't think Ukraine has the resources to create, deploy, and operate its own satellite Internet network. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] frostwhitewolf@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Surely the US has a satellite network they clould be making use off? Maybe there's political reasons why they cant be given access. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SheeEttin@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago The US does have its own satellite network, but it's unlikely they'd let anyone else use it, even allies, because of the risk of leaking information, or even because it would let other people derive more information about its capabilities and limits. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] frostwhitewolf@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Surely the US has a satellite network they clould be making use off? Maybe there's political reasons why they cant be given access. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SheeEttin@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago The US does have its own satellite network, but it's unlikely they'd let anyone else use it, even allies, because of the risk of leaking information, or even because it would let other people derive more information about its capabilities and limits. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SheeEttin@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago The US does have its own satellite network, but it's unlikely they'd let anyone else use it, even allies, because of the risk of leaking information, or even because it would let other people derive more information about its capabilities and limits. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] StudioLE@programming.dev 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) There are certainly more secure options but better is unlikely given how revolutionary starlink is. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) there's nothing revolutionary about satellite internet permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] StudioLE@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago The revolutionary aspect is the quantity of the satellites and the affordability of access due to reduction in deployment costs. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) there's nothing revolutionary about satellite internet permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] StudioLE@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago The revolutionary aspect is the quantity of the satellites and the affordability of access due to reduction in deployment costs. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] StudioLE@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago The revolutionary aspect is the quantity of the satellites and the affordability of access due to reduction in deployment costs. permalink fedilink source parent