Elon Musk offers to send terminals to restore internet to volcano-hit Tonga

Tesla billionaire says he could send Starlink terminals via SpaceX to Pacific island nation where communication is down

Elon Musk has offered to send Starlink internet terminals to Tonga, after the recent volcanic eruption and tsunami left the Pacific island nation without communication links to the rest of the world.

Replying on Twitter to a Reuters story that Tonga could be without internet connection for a month, the billionaire entrepreneur wrote: “Could people from Tonga let us know if it is important for SpaceX to send over Starlink terminals?”