100 Japan mountain lodges to be equipped with Wi-Fi via Starlink

One hundred mountain lodges in Japan will be equipped with Wi-Fi provided by the Starlink satellite internet service offered by American aerospace company SpaceX, in a bid to provide more support for hikers, according to a major Japanese telecom giant.Internet services will be available on most of the mountains in the Japanese Alps, with climbers able to access weather reports, social media, and emergency contacts, KDDI Corp. said Friday.A total of 12 huts have been equipped with Starlink antennas so far after the service was introduced in 2023. The recent move expands access to Mt. Fuji, t…READ FULL ARTICLE