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Starlink expansion in Africa

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Starlink is expanding its satellite internet services across several African nations through various service models and partnerships. In Kenya, the company introduced a ‘Residential Lite’ plan priced at KSh 4,000 per month to provide a lower-cost alternative for households. This budget-friendly option offers download speeds of up to 200 Mbps and is designed for everyday tasks such as streaming and remote work, compared to the standard Residential plan priced at KSh 6,500 per month. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, Starlink partnered with Airtel Africa to launch ‘Direct-to-Cell’ technology, enabling marking the first commercial rollout of satellite-to-mobile technology on the continent. This service enables compatible smartphones to access light data services like SMS and WhatsApp without additional hardware. While current speeds are below 1 Mbps, Airtel Africa intends to expand this service across 14 African markets following regulatory approvals. Following these developments, Paratus Uganda launched Uganda—a joint venture between Paratus Group and Roke Telkom—launched Starlink’s low Earth orbit services in Uganda. This rollout, facilitated by rollout follows an operational license from agreement between the Uganda Communications Commission, Commission and Starlink. The service targets enterprise customers in remote sectors such as mining, healthcare, tourism, NGOs, and government government. Paratus Uganda intends to provide high-speed connectivity where integrate these satellite services with its existing terrestrial infrastructure is limited. infrastructure, including the 2,000km Goma-to-Mombasa route, to offer resilient, multi-layered network solutions across East Africa.

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