Japan to subsidize anti-jamming tech that protects satellite signals

Move comes in response to service disruption in Ukraine, France and Iran

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A Starlink satellite internet device is seen near the town of Bakhmut, Ukraine. Russia has been blamed for jamming satellite-based telecom services during the conflict. © Reuters

AKANE KIDA

TOKYO — The Japanese government plans to support the development of technology that prevents satellite telecommunication signals from jamming attacks, looking to commercialize the devices around 2033, Nikkei has learned.