Brazil hooks up with Chinese satellite broadband service that doesn't operate yet

Brazilian telco Telebras signed to resell satellite broadband services from Chinese satellite internet company SpaceSail as an alternative to Starlink – despite the service not having actually commenced. An agreement between Telebras, China's National Data Administration and SpaceSail will see the Chinese telco's "Thousand …

[Pascal Monett]

"China could use them to impose censorship"

Well I don't see that that is much different from Musk. He cuts off service on a whim.

At least, with China, you know what you can expect.

[Trigun]

Whatever you think of Elon Musk, partnering up with the CCP is probably not a wise move, all things considered.

But perhaps this is simply a tactic to encourage Elon Musk to Kow-Tow to Brazil's authorities in the future.

[CowHorseFrog]

THey are both aresholes, its no different to partnering with Hitler or STalin

[Trigun]

That's a little over blown and extreme, don't you think?

[CowHorseFrog]

In what way ?

Have you seen how poorly he treats his workers ?

You dont get separated and divorces that many times if you are a nice person...

Its just a q of circumstances, Vlad happens to control Russia, and he happens to have the muscle to kill people at will, Musk doesnt. These types of people do these types of things because they dont value other people at all.

Maybe one day we will hear of more stories of Musk and his families mines in Africa, i think a fair guess is quite a few people "died" or were "injuried" because of the company taking shortcuts that could have been prevented.

MUsk is not anyones friends, his ony friends are other aresholes, none of them ever did anything else.

[munnoch]

There go the dark skies

Whilst Musky kind of sort of listens when astronomers complain about light and radio pollution from his constellation there is zippo chance that the CCP will give a crap.

[Luiz Abdala]

Promote competition... this is not it.

What should happen is that both options become present to the eventual consumers. And let they decide.

Now, do you want to subscribe to a system that is not running yet, that is subject potentially to CCP censorship, or do you want to sign up to Elon's Musk platforme that is already up and working?

This is a complete failure of due process, and what should happen.

[CowHorseFrog]

Yup more options so mor eidiots just look at their FB, T ...sounds like a real plan.

[drankinatty]

Get your nftables lists ready...

While downlink in Brazil may be cheap and may provide local customers, the reputation of the Brazilian address blocks have landed them on numerous block-lists. It seems as south America builds out its Internet infrastructure, it is all to happy to provide access to the words miscreants. With no more than a wink-and-nod to however the connections are used.

I'd wager somewhere between 20-40% of the distributed brute-force intrusion attempts I've seen in the past year or two originate from LACNIC with Brazil being a significant source. That is in addition to the attempts now coming direct from StarLink IP addresses. Add the middle-kingdom to the mix and collection of online misfits are certain to grow their state sponsored effort may rival the current GRB. I'd also bet the combined sum will be much worse than the sum if its parts. What a wonderful digital world we have created...