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Airtel Africa partners with Starlink to expand high-speed satellite internet in nine countries

Paul MurungiGlobal News News & Analysis The Big StoryMay 5, 2025May 5, 2025

Airtel Africa has struck a deal with SpaceX to bring Starlink’s high-speed satellite internet to its 14-country footprint with the agreement set to initially focus on nine countries. Currently, SpaceX has acquired requisite licenses in 9 out of 14 countries within Airtel Africa’s footprint including; Nigeria, Chad, Kenya, Zambia, Malawi, Rwanda, Niger, Madagascar, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Operating licenses for Uganda and the other 4 countries are under process. The collaboration leverages Starlink’s constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites and Airtel’s entrenched customer network of over 163 million subscribers. Starlink, licensed to operate in the nine rollout countries,…

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Museveni gives greenlight to Elon Musk’s Starlink internet launch in Uganda

Paul MurungiGlobal News News & Analysis The Big StoryApril 29, 2025April 30, 2025

President Museveni has endorsed the entry of Starlink satellite internet in Uganda after meeting with Elon Musk’s Starlink representatives including, Ben MacWilliams, the Global Licensing & Activation Manager and Brandi Oliver. The deal was discussed yesterday at State House, Nakesero in Kampala, Uganda’s capital. “I appreciate their commitment to providing low-cost internet in hard-to-reach areas and establishing a presence in Uganda. They are welcome,” Museveni said. The meeting was brokered by Ambassador Adonia Ayebare and United States Ambassador to Uganda, William Popp. However, the deal awaits regulatory approval from Uganda Communications Communication (UCC). Two weeks ago, Mr Nyombi Thembo, the…

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Elon Musk’s Starlink submits application to UCC to begin operations in Uganda

Paul MurungiBusiness & Markets East Africa News & Analysis The Big StoryApril 17, 2025April 17, 2025

Starlink, a satellite internet service under American billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX company, has submitted an application to obtain a license from Uganda Communications Commission (UCC). The license will allow Starlink to begin offering internet services in Uganda. “Starlink has submitted their application and we will be giving our position on that,” Mr Nyombi Thembo, the UCC Executive Director, told the CEO East Africa Magazine in an exclusive interview yesterday at the sidelines of an Airtel event to launch an AI-powered spam alert service in Kampala. Starlink uses advanced satellites and user hardware in a low earth orbit to deliver high-speed…

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