Humanitarian organisations are urging Starlink's chief Elon Musk not to shut down the satellite internet service, as doing so could ''collectively punish'' millions of Sudanese.

AT&T (NYSE:T) said on Wednesday it had entered into a deal with satellite network company AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS) to bring satellite internet connectivity to phones, providing a potential alternative to SpaceX’s (SPACE) Starlink.

SpaceX founder Elon Musk will be in Indonesia for the launch of the company's Starlink internet satellite service in the country on May 19, state media reported citing a senior minister. The American tech billionaire will join Indonesian President Joko Widodo to launch the broadband services of the aerospace company's satellite network at the World Water Forum (WWF) in Bali,

Minister Luhut Pandjaitan, a close ally of President Joko Widodo, said Musk would launch the service on the holiday island of Bali alongside the Indonesian leader