Herotel will distribute Amazon Leo in South Africa

[Mike7]

But but I was told only black people can invest in South Africa? The trillionaire nazi told me so. HOW can this be? Are you telling me this was always possible but the Nazi would rather grandstand and play politics and pretend to be a victim?

 

[Mike7]

On a serious note. This just confirms my and many others suspicion. He doesn't care in the slightest if Starlink is active in SA or not. This was him trying to make himself a victim because white people are the real victims of racism in his demented brain.

 

[The_Ogre]

Today is the 15th

 

[JustAsk]

lol...the schithole refugees in this thread are mad af.

 

[falcon786]

20 sats over Durban line of sight right now apparently.

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Nice find...28 over JHB currently.

 

[P00HB33R]

This is going to kill a lot of small wisps. Not good. So much for the ANC concerned about the small businesses.

 

[Scooby_Doo]

Not competition, more like Ramadingong and friends got lots of brown envelopes.
Elawn wouldn't stoop that low, instead he said to them "p1ss off with your begging bowl, Cyril"

Brown couches*

 

[TheChamp]

and starlink didnt, or it wasn't about partnering or not, it was always about the bribes and corruption from day 1

Too much drama, put the evidence of the bribes and corruption on the table.

 

[TheChamp]

Wonder if the idiot running the country realize that Elons network is much bigger and still crosses the country on a daily basis whether they like it or not. Is the kill switch their only objective in all this.

What use is being big if Elon is sitting there sulking?

 

[Sopbeen]

This is going to kill a lot of small wisps. Not good. So much for the ANC concerned about the small businesses.

No its not. WISPS can offer way better service if they actually invested in their networks and offer proper packages. In places like the USA, services like Starlink has forced WISPS to offer packages of 100mbit and up at very competitive rates.

Small WISPS just won't get to oversell their services and offer shyte value anymore. So sad.

 

[calypso]

this, and Bezos was willing to give the ANC a handout? maybe at Epsteins island?

I don't think you understand how Amazon is able to provide this service in SA.

 

[Vrotappel]

But how can it be - Jeff Bezos is not black. /s

Amazing how Amazon can navigate our regulatory framework before launching a service and Starlink still struggles.

And BTW - I don't think our regulatory environment (including BEE) is more difficult than a South African company trying to set up a telecoms in the US. They have some nasty restrictions of their own.

One must comply with the 145 race laws.

 

[Vrotappel]

Not really, Elon just doesnt want to partner with anyone locally to distribute and Amazon LEO are. Good for them, Elon can fly a kite

Cadres must get their kick backs. Ubuntu.

 

[Vrotappel]

If this doesn't prompt some serious investigation into what's going on "under the table" then nothing will.

Nothing will.

 

[SauRoNZA]

SA just needs 20 of em. Probably less if it's just for all those children in rural villages...

They don’t magically just float over SA, you do realise?

 

[Vrotappel]

USA should take action against USA companies complying with South Africa's race laws.

 

[quovadis]

This is going to kill a lot of small wisps. Not good. So much for the ANC concerned about the small businesses.

Most of the earliest and regional wisps were consolidated as part of hero telecoms which is Herotel.

 

[quovadis]

They don’t magically just float over SA, you do realise?

An orbit is 2hrs. You think it’s impossible to try ensure there’s always a few over SA?

 

[TauTooona]

What use is being big if Elon is sitting there sulking?

Thank you alt account

 

[SauRoNZA]

An orbit is 2hrs. You think it’s impossible to try ensure there’s always a few over SA?

I’m saying they will be much the same everywhere at all times, they don’t dedicate them to any one particular area.

These are not just geo-stationery, they just keep spinning.