On: Starlink's first constellation of direct-to-phone satellites is now in orbit

[lxgr]

Does it really work in Iran? That would be a US embargo violation on top of an international law one, right?

I suppose they could make the case that it’s technically infeasible to limit their satellite beam footprints that granularly (like it used to be the case for non-spotbeam services), and that their service limitation works on the basis of billing addresses, not physical cells – except that they seem to be very capable of enforcing that to distinguish mobile from stationary plans, and ocean from land areas.

[inemesitaffia → lxgr]

Yes. They've lost at least two lawsuits at the ITU.

The US has granted SpaceX a sanctions waiver.