Zelenskyy said on 16 October in Brussels that restoring Starlink speeds for Ukraine is under way but incomplete, after speed caps on Starshield terminals imposed around 13–14 October slowed interceptor drones used against fast Russian attack drones. Liga.net

LIGA.net"A very unpleasant surprise." Zelenskyy said that Starlink has not yet fully resumed serviceRestrictions on the operation of "StarLinks" have not yet been fully lifted

Reports differ on who ordered the limits, SpaceX or the White House. What does this episode say about relying on a private company's network in wartime?

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Update: Ukraine says Starlink is still restricted, despite President Trump saying the limits had been lifted, with sources describing continuing issues on the network the military uses. BBC

BBC NewsUkraine says Starlink still restricted after Trump says limits liftedIssues remain with the network used by the Ukrainian military, sources say, after repeated denials of a deliberate slowdown.
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Update: Ukraine says its Starlink connection is now stable, after speed limits that had affected its military and drone operations for a week. BBC

BBC NewsUkraine says Starlink connection 'now stable' after network limitsThe slowed Starlink connections had affected the Ukraine's military and drone operations for a week.
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灯塔暗面@Justice53_07_27
反转来了,原来懂王和马斯克都没有对星链做手脚,是乌克兰自己的锅:

根据“星链”终端内置的GPS数据,当移动速度超过每小时160公里时,终端便会自动断开连接。

为了绕过这一限制,乌克兰方面对“星链”终端进行了破解,使其在任何移动速度下都“认为”自己处于静止状态。

SpaceX公司发现了这一情况,并通过更新系统软件,根据终端在不同卫星之间切换的速度来判断其是否处于高速移动状态。这一举措使乌克兰的破解手段失效,导致“星链”无法再在高速移动中使用。

乌克兰对“星链”的使用方式违反了其服务条款。

SpaceX公司察觉到了这一点,并采取了相应措施予以制止。
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Eric Daugherty@EricLDaugh
🚨 BREAKING: Elon Musk just ERUPTED and confirmed Ukraine BROKE the terms of service of Starlink by using the civilian service to KlLL PEOPLE with offensive drone strikes — "That loophole was closed last week."

THERE. IT. IS.

ELON: "I have nothing but UTTER CONTEMPT for the virtue-signaling evil warmongers who push for endless slaughter and offer no realistic solution to the conflict. May you burn in hell. End of story."

@ElonMusk just wants the war to end...and he's SICK AND TIRED of people POINTING FINGERS at him when it was Ukraine who violated publicly known terms of service 🙏🏻

"Were Starlink to be turned off, the Ukrainian front line would collapse immediately. This is NOT a threat, it is simply a statement of fact."

Elon notes that STARSHIELD is US-military controlled, while Starlink is controlled by his company. Starlink is the one Ukraine must NOT game for offensive purposes

"SpaceX has done more to defend Ukraine than any private company on Earth BY FAR."

Strike a deal and maybe this wouldn't be an issue, Zelensky!
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