Elon Musk’s Starlink Satellites Go Down Leaving Thousands Without Internet Connection
By Bryony Gooch, Mike Bedigan
Musk reposted the message, having previously apologized for the outage personally and reassuring users that it would only be temporary
Elon Musk’s Starlink network has apologized after experiencing an outage that left thousands without internet connection for several hours.
“The network issue has been resolved, and Starlink service has been restored,” the company’s official X account wrote around 8.15 p.m. ET Thursday. “We understand how important connectivity is and apologize for the disruption.”
Musk reposted the message, having previously apologized for the outage personally and reassuring users that it would only be temporary. “SpaceX will remedy root cause to ensure it doesn’t happen again,” the tech billionaire wrote.
Thousands of reports flooded the Down Detector website on Thursday before 4 p.m., with 65 per cent citing a “total blackout”.
Starlink is a satellite internet constellation that works as an international telecommunication provider, part of the American aerospace company SpaceX, founded by controversial billionaire Musk. The network provides coverage to around 130 countries and territories, aiming to provide global mobile broadband.
Netizens across the world, from Colorado to Germany to Zimbabwe reported access issues.
A customer on X said that they were lucky to have 5G on their phone, observing: “the only downfall to Starlink is when it goes down, your only alternative is your phone network”.
Original source: https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/starlink-down-outage-connection-musk-b2795573.html
