> last year Starlink were there helping restore internet access after the volcano
No, they weren't. Musk, et al, always have no shortage of people willing to pat them on the back for promises of future potentiality.
"SpaceX plans to establish a gateway ground station on Fiji".
"Last month, CEO Elon Musk mentioned the possibility of supplying Tonga residents with Starlink, if needed. Once a ground station is established in the South Pacific region"
"There’s no word on how long it’ll take for the company to get the ground station up and running. But the other obstacle is delivering Starlink dishes to residents in Tonga."
"In the meantime, the country still has access to other satellite internet providers"
That's a little "reaching" for 'being on the ground helping restore internet access'.
Even if that WAS the case, trying to connect that as "so now it makes perfect sense for us to apply for orbit slots from Tonga for eight times the volume of current Starling satellites as we currently have in orbit".
No, they weren't. Musk, et al, always have no shortage of people willing to pat them on the back for promises of future potentiality.
"SpaceX plans to establish a gateway ground station on Fiji".
"Last month, CEO Elon Musk mentioned the possibility of supplying Tonga residents with Starlink, if needed. Once a ground station is established in the South Pacific region"
"There’s no word on how long it’ll take for the company to get the ground station up and running. But the other obstacle is delivering Starlink dishes to residents in Tonga."
"In the meantime, the country still has access to other satellite internet providers"
That's a little "reaching" for 'being on the ground helping restore internet access'.
Even if that WAS the case, trying to connect that as "so now it makes perfect sense for us to apply for orbit slots from Tonga for eight times the volume of current Starling satellites as we currently have in orbit".