Starlink, the space internet service created by Elon Musk's SpaceX, has set up a 'ground station' on a tiny self-governing island in the Irish Sea.
Measuring 32 miles long and 13 miles wide, the Isle of Man is a British Crown dependency that sits in the middle of the Irish Sea roughly equidistant from England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales.
The government of the Isle of Man said Starlink has been working with local communications provider Bluewave, adding that the pair have together licensed some of the island's available spectrum. "There is a nearly new vacant base station array here linked directly into data centers," said another source who works in the Isle of Man's tech industry, who asked to remain anonymous as they're not directly involved with the Starlink project. The source added that it has "an excellent horizon scan because being surrounded by sea it means there is nothing in the way."
The island's location, spectrum and existing satellite infrastructure have all contributed to Starlink's decision, according to the two CNBC sources.
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