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Starlink Reaches Seychelles as Africa Expansion Hits 28 Markets
Seychellois households and businesses can now subscribe to Starlink, adding a new satellite-based internet service to the country’s telecommunications market…
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Reports of Slower Starlink Speeds Come as Kenya’s Subscriber Base Climbs
Starlink’s rapid rise in Kenya has reached a new phase. After spending much of the past three years expanding its…
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Côte d’Ivoire’s Starlink Approval Comes With a Bigger US Tech Play
Starlink has received final approval to operate in Côte d’Ivoire after a high-level visit by US Assistant Secretary of State…
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Why Starlink Has Stopped Taking New Customers in Parts of Kenya
For anyone searching why Starlink has suspended new customer sign-ups in Kenya, the answer is straightforward: demand has exceeded the…
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Amazon’s Project Kuiper Clears a Major Hurdle as It Prepares for Expansion Into Africa
Amazon’s Project Kuiper has reached one of its biggest milestones after deploying enough satellites to begin commercial broadband service, moving…
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Starlink’s Mobile Ambitions Could Find Their Biggest Test in Africa
SpaceX’s reported plans to sell Starlink mobile service directly to consumers in the United States may look like another chapter…
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Starlink’s Namibia Setback Turns on a Familiar Question: Who Owns the Network?
Starlink’s effort to establish a formal presence in Namibia has suffered another setback after the Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia…
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Starlink’s Speed Advantage Is Starting to Pressure Africa’s Broadband Providers
Starlink broadband speeds in Africa are now outperforming most terrestrial internet providers across the continent, according to new data from…
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SpaceX Built a Space Business. Starlink Became the Financial Core
SpaceX’s IPO filing offers the clearest picture yet of how the company now operates financially. The business is increasingly anchored…
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The Business of Satellite Internet in Africa Is Growing Faster Than Access
Satellite internet providers are racing to cover Africa, promising connectivity in places where fiber and mobile networks struggle to reach.…
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MTN Zambia Connects a Smartphone to Starlink Satellites in a First Field Test
The MTN Zambia Starlink Direct to Cell partnership integrates terrestrial mobile spectrum with a low Earth orbit satellite network to…
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Kenya Sets April 30 Starlink ID Verification Deadline
An email from Starlink landed in Kenyan inboxes with a firm instruction: complete identity verification in person by April 30,…
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Starlink Goes Dark in Uganda as Regulators Reassert Control Days Before the Vote
When Starlink terminals went dark across Uganda in early January, the explanation arrived quickly and carried a familiar bureaucratic weight.…
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Starlink Direct to Cell Africa tests the limits of coverage
Airtel Africa’s agreement to carry Starlink’s Direct to Cell service across its footprint reads, at first glance, like a simple…
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Starlink Kenya’s steady advance in a broadband market under strain
Starlink Kenya subscribers rose to 19,460 in September 2025, the highest figure the company has posted since entering the country…
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How Starlink Expansion in Gambia Highlights the Complex Dance of U.S. Diplomacy and Tech
Recent reports focused attention on the Trump-era efforts to facilitate Starlink expansion in Gambia, highlighting a complex intersecting point between…
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Africa’s Digital Battleground: Why Regulators Are Pushing Back Against Starlink
Elon Musk’s Starlink is rapidly expanding into the African continent, looking to become part of the Internet infrastructure landscape. Lately,…
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