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Dimming stars are just one of many problems posed by satellites and especially megaconstellations, groups of hundreds or thousands of small satellites that work together to give us broadband internet and mobile connectivity.

Such statistics, which came from the Pew Research Center, have since been updated: 30% of older adults lack internet connectivity and 24% are without smartphones.

But that has been dismissed by Scottish Power, which says data centres have to be built close to the largest populations to maximise their response times for connectivity.

The Belt and Road Initiative, the connectivity corridor through which Beijing has expanded its footprint in India's neighbourhood, is categorically rejected by Delhi for passing through India-claimed territory.

Then in May, yet another setback: the Seacom and Eassy cables suffered damage off the coast of South Africa, hitting connectivity in multiple East African nations once again.