Ukraine Says Starlink Is Back to Full Power
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A frontline country describing Starlink slowdowns as "painful and frustrating" underscores how much modern conflict now rides on a single commercial network. Critical infrastructure planners should treat commercial satellite connectivity as both a force multiplier and a single point of failure that needs redundancy.
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