Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and founder of Starlink, announced on Wednesday that the company's satellite internet service is now available in Yemen.

Musk, in a brief post on X (formerly Twitter), simply stated "Starlink internet available in Yemen." The company later confirmed the announcement in a separate post on the platform.

Yemen has long struggled with limited and unreliable internet access, particularly in rural areas. The announcement comes just over a month after the internationally recognized Yemeni government granted Starlink a license to operate in the country. The government had previously stated its intention to provide affordable satellite internet access to all citizens.

Starlink, a subsidiary of SpaceX, provides high-speed internet access via a network of thousands of low-earth orbit satellites. Users connect to the service through a satellite dish that connects to a router and modem.

Initially designed to provide internet access to disaster zones and war-torn regions, Starlink has been instrumental in providing internet connectivity to Ukraine during its ongoing conflict with Russia. The service is currently available in 40 countries, but notably not Palestine.