On Thursday, Elon Musk highlighted Starlink's growing role in disaster resilience after a Caribbean telecom provider announced plans to use SpaceX's (NASDAQ:SPCX) satellite network to keep mobile services running during hurricanes and major infrastructure failures.
Starlink To Back Up Mobile Networks During Hurricane Season Musk responded to a post on X about Flow Cayman partnering with Starlink, writing, "Starlink provides backup connectivity to cell towers, ensuring that your phone works when you most need it." Starlink provides backup connectivity to cell towers, ensuring that your phone works when you most need it https://t.co/SKaisMHka8— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 18, 2026 Flow Cayman said it has signed an agreement with Starlink to provide satellite-based backup connectivity for its mobile network ahead of the peak Atlantic hurricane season.
According to the company, mobile towers already have battery and generator backups to maintain power during storms.
The new system is designed to address another major vulnerability: loss of network connectivity when fiber-optic or other terrestrial links are damaged.
"If connection is lost, then connectivity will be failed over to satellite connectivity," Flow Cayman Country Manager Bruno Delhaise said in an interview with Compass Media Cayman.
