Tag: Satellite Internet

Amazon has applied for a license to operate satellite internet services in Kenya, putting Jeff Bezos in direct competition with ...

Starlink has begun suspending internet services for Kenyan subscribers who failed to complete mandatory identity verification by today's deadline, implementing ...

At the sidelines of the Connected Africa Summit 2026, cabinet secretaries representing respective East African countries met to discuss the ...

Late last month, the World Bank Board of Directors approved new financing to boost the ongoing road and fiber project ...

Satellite communication companies operating in Kenya, including Starlink, are about to pay significantly more to stay in business here. The ...

Airtel Africa and SpaceX have completed technical trials of the Starlink Direct-to-Cell service in Kenya, targeting regions where terrestrial mobile ...

Namibia became the latest African country to shut the door on Elon Musk's satellite internet service, Starlink. The Communications Regulatory ...

Internet service provider Mawingu Networks' long standing partnership with Microsoft has received new tools to improve internet connectivity in rural ...

Starlink customers in Kenya are now required to complete in-person identity verification by April 30, 2026, or risk service interruption. ...

Spacecoin has secured a transmission license from the Communications Authority to deploy satellite internet and IoT monitoring services, setting up ...

Elon Musk's Starlink announced Sunday it's providing free broadband service to Venezuela through February 3, offering connectivity as the country ...

The year 2025 marked a crucial milestone for Kenya’s technology ecosystem as policy reforms accelerated efforts to shape a modern, ...

Uganda has effectively banned the import of Starlink satellite internet equipment just weeks before national elections scheduled for January 15. ...

Airtel Africa has announced a partnership with SpaceX to deploy Starlink Direct-to-Cell satellite connectivity across its 14 African markets, reaching ...

Kenya’s satellite internet market is experiencing remarkable growth, with new data from the Communications Authority of Kenya showing a sharp ...

SpaceX’s satellite internet service, Starlink, experienced one of its worst global outages yesterday, leaving users around the world offline for ...

“In Kenya itself, our customers have seen average latency drop from 120 ms down to 26 ms over the weekend!” ...

Kenya’s satellite internet sector is experiencing a curious contradiction. According to the latest industry data, satellite internet subscriptions dropped by ...

Starlink has officially resumed new subscriptions in Nairobi and surrounding counties, ending a seven-month freeze that began in November 2024. ...

Airtel Africa has announced a partnership with SpaceX to deliver Starlink high-speed satellite internet services to customers across its African ...

The initial phase of Amazon's Project Kuiper LEO satellite constellation is underway, marked by the launch of 27 satellites on ...

Amazon is gearing up for a major milestone in its space ambitions with the launch of the first 27 satellites ...

In a six-month period from June 2024 to December 2024, Kenya’s satellite internet subscribers grew by a massive 133.10%. Starlink’s ...

Bharti Airtel has entered into a strategic agreement with Elon Musk's SpaceX to bring the high-speed Starlink satellite internet services ...

The dream of making phone calls from anywhere on earth is no longer science fiction. Thanks to the recent breakthrough ...

The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA), is proposing a change to the existing Submarine Cable Landing Rights (SCLR) license and ...

Ukraine's leading mobile operator, Kyivstar, has teamed up with Starlink to introduce space-based mobile services, marking a significant step forward ...

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted SpaceX a 6-month license to test its Starlink direct-to-cell technology. Partnering with T-Mobile, ...

Starlink's entry into Kenya has sparked a remarkable rise in satellite internet subscriptions. The Communications Authority of Kenya's Q4 2023/2024 ...

Liquid Intelligent Technologies (LIT), a pan-African technology group, and French satellite operator, Eutelsat Group, have announced a distribution partner agreement ...