Starlink

While Starlink holds promise for connecting Bangladesh’s rural and hard-to-reach areas, it also raises critical questions about national autonomy, data ownership, and digital governance.

India’s uncritical and pernicious reliance on U.S. tech companies may serve to undermine its own national and technological visions.

Starlink could help close the urban-rural internet access gap -- if the rollout is inclusive, affordable, and thoughtfully managed. 

While officials say the decision is driven by the need to improve internet connectivity to benefit Bangladeshis, it is likely also aimed at winning Musk’s favor.

Is Elon Musk's Starlink the solution?

Sky-high recruitment fees and debts for migrant workers lurk behind the Taiwanese firms supplying multinational satellite, electronic, and car companies. 

Senior Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan made the announcement after a meeting with Tesla chief Elon Musk in San Francisco on August 2.

Mongolia continues its digitalization push by bringing Starlink on board to provide satellite internet service to “people in remote locations... in every corner of our vast country.”

Space commercialization is creating opportunities for businesses, headaches for governments, and confusion for Asia-Pacific consumers.

Elon Musk’s latest comments on Taiwan should draw our attention to the security implications of his close relationship with – and potential influence from – China.