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Hyundai Glovis begins installing Starlink on shipping fleet

Hyundai Glovis announced on Monday that it is adopting Starlink, with installation underway for its fleet of 45 vessels, including car carriers and bulk carriers, starting with ships scheduled to call at Korean ports this year.

2026-01-19

Starlink offers free internet service in Iran, with other communications cut in protest crackdown

The satellite internet provider Starlink now offers free service in Iran. Starlink has been the only way for Iranians to communicate with the world since authorities shut down the internet as they began a bloody crackdown against demonstrators.

2026-01-14

Korean Air, 4 affiliated airlines to offer in-flight Starlink service next year

Korean Air and its four affiliated airlines said Friday they will adopt SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet service on their flights starting next year.

2025-12-05

Starlink unveils internet plans for Korea, announces supply agreements with three enterprises

Starlink, the U.S. satellite internet service operated by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, will begin operations in Korea, unveiling its residential satellite internet plan on Thursday and announcing supply agreements with three major Korean enterprises.

2025-12-04

Government criticized for rushed approval of Starlink Korea agreement

The government is facing criticism for allegedly rushing its approval of a cross-border service agreement for Starlink Korea, the Korean subsidiary of low Earth orbit satellite communications company SpaceX.

2025-10-13

USAID failed to monitor uses of Musk's Starlink terminals sent to Ukraine, says watchdog

The U.S. Agency for International Development did not monitor the uses of 5,175 Starlink terminals sent to Ukraine, with nearly half of the operational units ending up in areas fully or partly held by Moscow, according to a report.

2025-08-15

Ukraine says Starlink's global outage hit its military communications

Ukraine's military faced a two and a half hour outage of Starlink, urging diversification of communication methods for battlefield operations.

2025-07-25

Exclusive: HD Hyundai poised to deploy Starlink at surveillence center in Korean first

HD Hyundai, Korea's largest shipbuilding group, will deploy Starlink's satellite network to power its digital surveillance center, becoming one of the first major Korean clients of the satellite internet service operated by SpaceX.

2025-06-25

Korea approves domestic operations of Starlink, OneWeb satellite internet services

Korea has approved requests from U.S. space firm SpaceX and Britain's OneWeb to launch their satellite internet services in the country, the Science Ministry said Friday.

2025-05-30

Starlink service set to launch in Korea this year following law revision

U.S. space firm SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet service is expected to be available in Korea this year, following a recent revision to the Radio Waves Act, the science ministry said Sunday.

2025-04-27