TelecommunicationSpaceX and KDDI team up to eliminate wireless blind spots in Japan
Elon Musk's Starlink satellites to provide internet in remote areas
A launch of the Falcon 9 rocket, whose payload includes Starlink satellites. (Photo courtesy of SpaceX)
DAIKI HIRAOKA and NAOKI WATANABE, Nikkei staff writers
September 11, 2021 06:15 JST
TOKYO -- KDDI, Japan's second-largest mobile provider, has emerged as one of SpaceX's partners in rolling out high-speed wireless coverage via satellites, Nikkei has learned, part of SpaceX CEO Elon Musk's goal of connecting the entire world to the internet.