Starlink enters Vietnam: High costs, niche market
Economy 17:25 02/03/2026Licensed in mid-February to provide satellite Internet services in Vietnam, Starlink Services Vietnam Co., Ltd., the Vietnam unit of the U.S.-based Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX), is expected to help enhance connectivity in remote and hard-to-reach areas, but its relatively high equipment and subscription costs might position the services as a premium, niche option rather than a mass-market alternative to the country’s affordable fiber-optic broadband.
Vietnam licenses first 4 SpaceX’s Starlink gateway stations
Vietnam News 13:54 21/02/2026Vietnamese authorities have granted approval for Starlink Services Vietnam Co., Ltd., the Vietnam unit of U.S.-based Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX), to deploy its first four ground gateway stations in Vietnam, marking a key step toward rolling out Starlink satellite Internet services in the Southeast Asian country.
SpaceX’s Vietnam unit licensed to provide Starlink services, appoints local CEO
Economy 22:07 15/02/2026U.S.-based Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) has been approved to provide its satellite Internet service Starlink in Vietnam through its Vietnam unit, Starlink Services Vietnam Co., Ltd., headquartered in Cua Nam Ward, Hanoi.
Starlink plans to lower satellite orbit to enhance safety in 2026
World 11:12 02/01/2026Starlink will begin a reconfiguration of its satellite constellation by lowering all of its satellites orbiting at around 550 km (342 miles) to 480 km over the course of 2026, Michael Nicolls, SpaceX's vice president of Starlink engineering, said on Thursday.
Starlink satellite Internet services near final approval in Vietnam
Economy 17:03 02/12/2025Starlink satellite Internet services, offered by U.S.-based Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX), is in the final stage of regulatory assessment and may soon receive official approval to operate in Vietnam, Nguyen Anh Cuong, deputy head of the Vietnam Telecommunications Authority under the Ministry of Science and Technology, said at a regular press briefing in Hanoi on Monday.
SpaceX cuts off 2,500 Starlink devices at Myanmar scam centers
World 13:58 19/11/2025SpaceX has cut service to more than 2,500 Starlink internet devices at Myanmar scam centers, a company executive said Wednesday, after AFP revealed that their use had exploded in the illicit industry.
SpaceX’s Tim Hughes says firm ready to invest, offer services in Vietnam
Economy 11:30 07/09/2024Hughes confirmed SpaceX’s readiness to invest in and offer Starlink services in Vietnam, including for education, training, and disaster prevention
US regulator allows SpaceX Starlink satellites at lower altitude
World 15:54 28/04/2021Elon Musk's Starlink project to provide broadband from space received authorization Tuesday to place its satellites lower than previously proposed
