Dublin, Wednesday 31th October 2013: Pictured at the The Web Summit 2013, RDS. Photo by Dan Taylor/Heisenberg Media"I was then contacted directly by SpaceX.”
CEO of SpaceX and tech billionaire Elon Musk is going to help improve the internet connection one Irish town.
Emma Fitzpatrick from Knockawaddra, Co Cork has been campaigning for better connection since the pandemic hit.
During the lockdown Emma's family decided to upgrade to mobile broadband but after a strong gust of wind the system crashed.
According to The Journal, locals have lost jobs because they were unable to be online and children couldn't attend online classes.
Emma decided to reach out to Elon Musk during her search after she heard that tech billionaire Elon Musk had helped locals in the dead-zone of Black Valley in Co Kerry to get a connection.
She said:
“I decided to reach out to him, so I tabled a question to Tesla on their noticeboard, and it was picked up on… I was then contacted directly by SpaceX.”
“The equipment is shipped, and we’re really excited about this, it could make a big difference to four micro businesses, and lots of people will be able to effectively work from home.
“If successful, they would surely have a good market for our community here, and a wider market in Ireland.”
