Tycoon Elon Musk arrived on the Indonesian island of Bali on Sunday ahead of the planned launch of SpaceX\u2019s Starlink internet service, which the Indonesian government hopes will boost internet penetration and health services in remote parts of the sprawling archipelago.
\nChief investment minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan greeted Musk\u2019s arrival by private jet at Bali\u2019s airport on Sunday morning, saying the two would discuss several important collaborations, including the inauguration of Starlink, according to a post on his Instagram page.
\nEqual internet access across Southeast Asia\u2019s largest economy, home to more than 270 million people living in three time zones, would enable people in remote areas to enjoy the same fast internet as those in urban areas, he said.
\nMusk, the billionaire head of SpaceX and Tesla TSLA.O, will launch Starlink with Indonesian President Joko Widodo at a community health centre in Denpasar, the capital of Bali, on Sunday afternoon, he said.
\nThe satellite unit of Musk\u2019s SpaceX has already secured a permit to operate in Southeast Asia\u2019s largest economy, Communications Minister Budi Arie Setiadi told Reuters last week.
\nStarlink obtained a permit to operate as an internet service provider for retail consumers and had been given the go-ahead to provide networks, having received a very small aperture terminal (VSAT) permit, the minister said in an interview.
\nIndonesia is the third country in Southeast Asia where Starlink will operate. Malaysia issued the firm a license to provide internet services last year and a Philippine-based firm signed a deal with SpaceX in 2022.
\nStarlink is also used extensively in Ukraine, where it is employed by the military, hospitals, businesses and aid organisations.
\nThis February, the country also urged SpaceX to act to prevent Russia from using its Starlink terminals for communications in areas occupied by Moscow\u2019s troops.
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