Elon Musk of Tesla and SpaceX fame is providing best practices for his newest batch of Starlink users in Ukraine. His advice and guidance is relevant towards the wartime conditions on the ground.
Important warning: Starlink is the only non-Russian communications system still working in some parts of Ukraine, so probability of being targeted is high. Please use with caution.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 3, 2022
"Important warning: Starlink is the only non-Russian communications system still working in some parts of Ukraine, so probability of being targeted is high. Please use with caution," he tweeted.
When Musk was asked to further clarify what exactly he meant by that, he explained that Ukrainian users should only use Starlink on an as-needed basis and to "place antenna away as far away from people as possible" when doing so.
"Place light camouflage over antenna to avoid visual detection," he added.
Other recent changes made in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine have included mobile roaming and reducing peak power consumption. These are to essentially make it possible to use Starlink when driving a car.
It was last Saturday evening when Musk responded to Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov’s request for Starlink services. The main selling point for the Starlink project is to provide satellite-based internet access to users in remote regions of the globe, that’d otherwise not have it.
Users plug in their terminal to their router, and it connects with the nearest Starlink satellite in the sky, which then connects with a gateway back on the ground that provides internet.
Starlink — here. Thanks, @elonmusk pic.twitter.com/dZbaYqWYCf
— Mykhailo Fedorov (@FedorovMykhailo) February 28, 2022
Ukrainian users reported recent success in getting Starlink up and running despite the chaotic situation on the ground within their country.
Elsewhere recently in the realm of politics, Elon Musk reminded the Biden White House how Tesla "created over 50,000 jobs building electric vehicles." This was after the President snubbed Tesla in while praising GM and Ford during his State of the Union speech this week, despite Tesla putting more investment into the field.
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