Starlink, owned by Elon Musk, has changed the game in terms of internet accessibility in rural and other underserved areas lacking high-speed broadband infrastructure. It has 2 million US subscribers, and more than 6 million globally.

Starlink has mostly restored service after a 2.5-hour global outage affecting tens of thousands of users. Elon Musk and Starlink VP Michael Nicolls confirm the issue was due to a software failure and vow to prevent future disruptions.

SpaceX chief Elon Musk's Starlink satellite internet service experienced an hours-long global network outage Thursday, which executives attributed to a key software issue.