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  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    EU wants to build its own Starlink

    EU wants to build its own Starlink The European Union is committing to build a €10.6 billion (R199.23-billion) constellation of satellites that will provide the bloc with encrypted global internet connectivity in a bid to provide a homegrown alternative to Elon Musk’s Starlink. The EU on...
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    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    Elon Musk says Starlink regulatory approval in South Africa underway

    Elon Musk says Starlink regulatory approval in South Africa underway Elon Musk says that his private rocket company SpaceX’s satellite Internet service Starlink is awaiting regulatory approval in South Africa. Musk made the statement in response to a post on Twitter/X by a South African user...
  4. Hanno Labuschagne

    Starlink approved in Botswana

    Starlink approved in Botswana Botswana granted a license to SpaceX’s Starlink unit, the latest African nation to allow the Internet services company to operate after it threatened to restrict services where it’s unlicensed. Regulators in the southern African nation were asked to fast-track...
    • Hanno Labuschagne
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    • botswana botswana communications regulatory authority president mokgweetsi masisi satellite broadband satellite internet spacex starlink
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    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  5. Hanno Labuschagne

    Starlink roaming still working in SA

    Starlink roaming still working in SA Despite warnings that their connections would go dark from 30 April 2024, numerous Starlink roaming users in South Africa still have access to the company's roaming service. The fast and uncapped Internet service operated by Elon Musk's SpaceX first started...
  6. Hanno Labuschagne

    Seacom now offering enterprise LEO satellite connectivity

    Seacom now offering enterprise LEO satellite connectivity Submarine cable network operator and managed connectivity service provider Seacom has launched a low-earth-orbit (LEO) satellite service for its enterprise clients in South Africa. The company said the service marked an "evolutionary"...
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    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  7. Hanno Labuschagne

    Starlink starts blocking roaming in Zimbabwe

    Starlink starts blocking roaming in Zimbabwe SpaceX's broadband satellite Internet service Starlink has warned users in Zimbabwe that it will disable their roaming services upon request from the country's communications regulator. Like South Africa, Zimbabwe does not yet officially support...
  8. Hanno Labuschagne

    SpaceX accuses Italy's biggest mobile network of blocking Starlink

    SpaceX accuses Italy's biggest mobile network of blocking Starlink Elon Musk’s Starlink is claiming that its rollout of high-speed internet in Italy is being obstructed by the country’s largest phone carrier, with possible repercussions for its services across southern Europe and northern...
  9. Hanno Labuschagne

    Elon Musk's Starlink thriving in global black market

    Elon Musk's Starlink thriving in global black market SpaceX’s Starlink touts its high-speed internet as “available almost anywhere on Earth.” In the real world, its reach extends to countries where Elon Musk’s satellite-enabled service has no agreement to operate, including territories ruled...
  10. Hanno Labuschagne

    Starsat Africa and IcasaSePush slash Starlink prices

    Starsat Africa and IcasaSePush slash Starlink prices Two Internet service providers (ISPs) that import and manage Starlink's service for South African customers have dramatically reduced the prices of their monthly subscriptions. Effective 1 December 2023, Mozambique-based StarSat Africa will...
  11. Hanno Labuschagne

    Astronomer reveals how Starlink satellites are "leaking" radio signals

    Astronomer reveals how Starlink satellites are "leaking" radio signals When I was a child in the 1970s, seeing a satellite pass overhead in the night sky was a rare event. Now it is commonplace: sit outside for a few minutes after dark, and you can’t miss them. Thousands of satellites have...
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    • elon musk radio telescope satellite broadband satellite internet spacex square kilometre array (ska) starlink the conversation
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    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  12. Hanno Labuschagne

    Starlink has reached cash breakeven — Elon Musk

    Starlink has reached cash breakeven — Elon Musk SpaceX’s Starlink service has reached breakeven cash flow, according to chief executive officer Elon Musk, a milestone for the space-based internet provider. Musk disclosed the achievement in a post Thursday on his social media platform, X...
  13. Hanno Labuschagne

    First two Project Kuiper satellites launched succesfully

    First two Project Kuiper satellites launched succesfully Amazon.com Inc. has launched and started communicating with its first two satellites for its Project Kuiper, the tech giant’s initiative to build a massive constellation of satellites that can provide internet coverage to Earth. An Atlas...
  14. Hanno Labuschagne

    Jumia partners with Starlink on African rollout

    Jumia partners with Starlink on African rollout Billionaire Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies Corp. will partner with e-commerce firm Jumia Technologies AG to expand its satellite broadband services in Africa. Jumia, which counts Pernod Ricard SA and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. as...
  15. Jan

    We got our hands on a Starlink kit and subscription in South Africa

    Starlink hands-on tested in South Africa — Great for streaming, gamers will have to wait SpaceX's Starlink Internet service performs reasonably well in South Africa, even without official availability and when tested in a location with significant operational issues. We recently got our hands...
  16. Hanno Labuschagne

    OneWeb launches last satellites for initial 616-strong fleet taking on Starlink

    OneWeb launches last satellites for initial 616-strong fleet taking on Starlink OneWeb Ltd. launched the final 36 satellites of its initial 616-satellite “constellation,” allowing the rival of Elon Musk’s Starlink to offer global broadband coverage this year. “It’s the fruition of an enormous...
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    • indian space research organisation neil masterson oneweb satellite broadband satellite internet spacex starlink
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    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
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    Rocketsat internet

    Good Day All Has anyone used Rocketsat internet.? Just curious on legitimacy
  18. N

    Facebook plans satellite broadband delivery

    Facebook plans to launch a satellite next year to test a system that would provide ultra-high-speed internet to the 3bn-plus people not yet on the web. A company called PointView Tech, which seems to be a new Facebook subsidiary, according to IEEE Spectrum, filed an experimental licensing...
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    Stargaze

    Anyone use Stargaze (http://www.broadbandnow.co.za/)?
  20. I

    Satellite Internet in Mozambique

    We are planning a trip from SA to Mozambique. It starts at Maputo and will end in Pemba (Cabo DelGabo). So this trip will be up along the coast. We are looking for reliable internet solution. Satellite? 3G? Any suggestions?
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    Stable, MOBILE broadband to for video upload streaming?

    Hi I do video streaming, but sometimes I am required to do this from a remote location where, obviously I cannot be sure of which mobile broadband provider works best IF there is connectivity AT ALL. My ideal solution is satellite uplink, but who is the best provider, and what upload...
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