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14. For those (few)defending Musk: "Starlink competitor: 'I'm sure there's blood on his hands for that'"

Starlink Competitor Touts Pentagon Partnership, Blasts Musk
Oct. 19, 2022, 3:32 AM
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/federal-contracting/starlink-competitor-touts-pentagon-partnership-blasts-musk

Starlink competitor calls Musk’s Ukraine actions ‘egregious’
Kymeta positioning itself as the better satcom option for DOD

Rivals of Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite communications are gaining attention from the Pentagon as Musk draws criticism for Starlink’s unavailability in contested areas like Ukraine.

Musk has threatened to cut off financial support for Starlink service in Ukraine, an essential communications tool to combat Russia’s invasion. The Defense Department, meanwhile, confirmed it’s looking for other satcoms to do business with.

One competitor to Starlink is Kymeta, a Bill Gates-funded company that has donated and sold its technology to Ukraine. Kymeta’s chief development officer Bill Marks said Musk’s threats to cut off service in Ukraine and limit availability in contested areas like Crimea, which Russia annexed in 2014 in a move seen by the UN as a violation of international law, were “egregious.”

“I’m sure there’s blood on his hands for that,” he said.

Starlink did not respond to several requests for comment.