Clever. “SpaceX dominates the satellite internet industry, and Mr. Musk has long done business in China through his electric car company, Tesla, which has a big manufacturing operation in Shanghai. Officials in Taiwan decided it would be best to build a satellite network they could control.” - ThreadSky

rikefranke.bsky.social • 346 days ago

Clever.
“SpaceX dominates the satellite internet industry, and Mr. Musk has long done business in China through his electric car company, Tesla, which has a big manufacturing operation in Shanghai. Officials in Taiwan decided it would be best to build a satellite network they could control.”

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smsaideman.bsky.social•346 days ago

if only the US did this....

tingkr.bsky.social•346 days ago

Elon demonstrates on a daily basis that he is not to be relied upon.

His extreme wealth is a critique of our society.

seth03.bsky.social•346 days ago

There are others Company doing others Networks like Ast, but it will take more time. Starlink is the frontrunner.

rikefranke.bsky.social•346 days ago

I have written about the growing dependence of states on private (civilian) firms for vitally important military capabilities here 👇

https://veranstaltungen.handelsblatt.com/journal/hb-journal-02-2024-sicherheit-und-verteidigung/#Seite_18

rikefranke.bsky.social•346 days ago

“The Ukraine-Russia war gave us a profound reflection,” said Liao Jung-Huang, a director at the government-sponsored Industrial Technology Research Institute. “Even if the cost to build it is high, in a special scenario, the value of having our own constellation is unlimited.”