Elon Musk鈥檚 Starlink satellite company has been granted business licences to operate in Indonesia, a senior communication and information ministry official said Thursday.
Starlink鈥檚 network of low Earth orbit satellites can provide internet to remote locations or areas that have had normal communications infrastructure disabled.
Indonesia is a vast archipelago of more than 17,000 islands and Jakarta is seeking to connect millions more of its population who are not hooked up to reliable internet services.
Usman Kansong, a senior official at the communication and information ministry, told AFP Starlink had been given approval to operate in Indonesia.
