Elon Musk targets Kerry for broadband pilot scheme Updated / Tuesday, 23 Feb 2021 12:30 Tech billionaire Elon Musk is deploying satellites into space to provide cheap and fast broadband connection for remote rural locations A remote rural location in Kerry is being targeted by tech billionaire Elon Musk to place antennas to the stars. The pilot project is likely to roll out in just weeks in a valley in the MacGillycuddy's Reeks near Killarney. Mr Musk, the founder of SpaceX and electric carmaker Tesla, is deploying "showers" of satellites into space to provide cheap and fast broadband connection for remote rural locations. Strict non-disclosure agreements surround the approach in December by Mr Musk's SpaceX Starlink representatives to Kerry County Council.