SpaceX offers Starlink kit at half price for first-time Kenyan clients
- by The East African on MSN.com
- Apr 27, 2024
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Starlink however appears to be off to a bumpy start in African markets after it emerged that it has halted operations in at least four countries that it recently ventured into.
A BBC report last week revealed that the company has disabled services in Zimbabwe, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Botswana, and most recently in South Africa, all on account of the lack of operating licences and other regulatory approvals.
Starlink first came to Kenya in July last year in a development that set the stage for intensified competition with local players such as Safaricom, Jamii Telecommunications Limited (JTL), and Wananchi Group-owned Zuku.
At the time, the firm which is an outgrowth of Musk’s space technology company SpaceX, appointed local internet firm Karibu Connect as its first authorised reseller in the country.
In October, the company appointed e-commerce platform Jumia Technologies as its first distributor of satellite terminals and connectivity kits in Africa, with the latter using Kenya and Nigeria as the launch pad before rolling out the distributorship to the rest of the continent.
Unlike the legacy fiber-powered network connections, the Starlink technology consists of a vast network of small satellites in low earth orbit, flying at altitudes between 340 and 1,200 kilometres.
Users on the ground access the Internet via phased-array user terminals, commonly known as dishes which automatically align themselves with the passing satellites thus allowing for a continuous and stable Internet connection.
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