Pan-African telecommunications specialist Paratus Group has become a distributor of SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service in Africa, though it won’t be able to sell the product in South Africa just yet. “This agreement will allow Paratus to provide Starlink to its customers across Africa, as operating licences are awarded to Starlink in those countries. Initially, and with immediate...
Nearly 90% of the Burundian population does not have access to Internet services, according to DataReportal. The Burundian government wants to bridge this technological gap as part of its digital transformation ambitions. The American company SpaceX has initiated negotiations with the Burundian authorities to launch the services of its Starlink satellite Internet network in the country. The...
Communications regulator Icasa has met twice with SpaceX officials over the possible launch the Starlink internet service in South Africa but has not received a formal licence application from the company. Icasa confirmed to TechCentral on Friday that SpaceX sought guidance from the regulator on the requirements and processes involved in providing the Starlink service to...
Rwanda Space Agence (RSA) has announced that Starlink has been licensed and approved to provide internet services and high-performance connectivity to Rwanda through its constellations of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites. According to Francis Ngabo, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of RSA, “This aligns with our mission to leverage space capabilities for national development by contributing to the...
The Space Exploration Technologies Corporation, SpaceX, on Monday announced that it has commenced the operation of Starlink services in Nigeria, the first African country to receive such. Starlink is a satellite internet constellation operated by SpaceX launched in 2019. It provides satellite internet access coverage to about 46 countries, which is also targeting the global mobile phone service...
SpaceX acquired the operating licenses from the Nigerian Communications Commission for its subsidiary Starlink in May 2022. The company had originally planned to start providing operations in the country in August. Starlink, the satellite internet network of billionaire Elon Musk’s US company SpaceX, will finally launch commercial operations in Nigeria before the end of this...
Within six months Zambia will be connected to fast internet services after the government confirmed SpaceX’s satellite internet constellation Starlink would launch operations. Following a meeting with Starlink representatives in New York last week, Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema said the company will soon offer its services in the Southern African country “in line with the...
American space company, Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) is in advanced talks with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to bring its Starlink satellite internet into Nigeria. Starlink’s Market Access Director for Africa, Ryan Goodnight along with SpaceX consultant, Levin paid a visit to the NCC where they discussed the possibility and process of obtaining licenses to operate the...
It has been a busy week for SpaceX, who on Saturday sent two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station, marking the first manned space flight by a commercial company. Now, just days later, the SpaceX has launched 60 Starlink satellites, the latest in the 482-strong constellation that plans to offer internet services around the world.
