Italy to test Starlink satellites to enhance internet access, says official

Italy is preparing to test the use of satellites produced by Elon Musk’s Starlink to offer internet connection services in some remote areas of the country, a government official was quoted as saying on Tuesday.

The Starlink project was being discussed with some regional administrations, Undersecretary to the Prime Minister’s Office Alessio Butti said in an interview with Il Sole 24 Ore daily ahead of a Group of Seven ministerial meeting on technology and digital on Lake Como.