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    Unused Starlink dishes must be updated or they could be bricked for good

    Unused Starlink dishes must be updated or they could be bricked for good Starlink has warned customers with dishes that have been dormant for 21 months to activate the hardware by 17 November 2025 to avoid it becoming permanently inoperable. The satellite Internet service began sending...
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    Vodacom not launching Starlink services in SA soon

    Vodacom not launching Starlink services in SA soon Vodacom says it will not offer Starlink services in South Africa at this stage, although it does plan to roll it out across its entire footprint over time. “We aim to launch these services across our footprint once individual regulatory...
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    Starlink getting mobile spectrum in the US

    Starlink getting mobile spectrum in the US SpaceX, the Elon Musk-backed company that owns the Starlink satellite internet network, agreed to acquire wireless spectrum from EchoStar Corp. for about $17 billion (R297 billion), allowing Charlie Ergen’s beleaguered telecommunications company to...
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    Starship deploys satellites in 10th test flight

    Starship deploys satellites in 10th test flight SpaceX’s Starship rocket launched to space and deployed satellites for the first time before surviving most of its journey to Earth, achieving new technological milestones after a year of fiery setbacks. The mission secured a much-needed win for...
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    Starlink in talks with major Middle East airlines over Wi-Fi services

    Starlink in talks with major Middle East airlines over Wi-Fi services For the past three years, Elon Musk has steadily elbowed his way into the booming market for in-flight Wi-Fi, with his Starlink service signing up blue-chip carriers from Air France to Qatar Airways to United Airlines...
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    Communications department prioritising rule review that could enable Starlink launch

    Communications department prioritising rule review that could enable Starlink launch South Africa is prioritising a policy-review process that may result in Elon Musk’s SpaceX and other satellite Internet companies being allowed to operate in Africa’s largest economy without ceding ownership...
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    Trump issues executive order to ease rocket launch regulations

    Trump issues executive order to ease rocket launch regulations President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday to ease regulations for the commercial space industry, including steps to speed the licensing process for rocket launches in a win for the growing sector and onetime ally...
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    Starlink offers R500-million free school Internet for approval in South Africa

    Starlink offers R500-million free school Internet for approval in South Africa Elon Musk's SpaceX has committed to spending R500 million to provide free broadband Internet to schools in South Africa, a proposed investment to gain local approval for Starlink. The planned investment was revealed...
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    FlySafair explains interest in Starlink

    FlySafair explains interest in Starlink FlySafair still wants to offer modern onboard Wi-Fi for passengers on its domestic flights despite a setback in approving the local launch of the leading provider of such services — SpaceX's Starlink. In an interview for Sunday Times, the low-cost...
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    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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    Starship's 5th launch delayed by "absurd" FAA

    Starship's 5th launch delayed by "absurd" FAA SpaceX is openly criticising what it sees as unacceptable delays in the licensing process for the next launch of its Starship rocket, saying US government approval is going to take months longer than it originally expected. In a lengthy update...
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    Starlink goes live in Zim

    Starlink goes live in Zim SpaceX's fast and uncapped satellite Internet service Starlink has officially launched in Zimbabwe. South Africa's northern neighbour is the 14th African country to get the service, with the most recent other additions being Botswana, South Sudan, and Sierra Leone.
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    All the legal fights Elon Musk and his companies are up against

    All the legal fights Elon Musk and his companies are up against Elon Musk and his companies are embroiled in dozens of lawsuits, ranging from fatal crashes blamed on Tesla Inc.’s Autopilot system to civil rights complaints over the treatment of employees. Tesla’s board and Musk were hit...
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    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...
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    Starsat Africa halting all services

    Starsat Africa halting all services An unauthorised Starlink reseller, which at one point claimed to have supplied around 12,000 South African customers with kits for the low-Earth orbit satellite service, is halting all services due to "ongoing market instability". This notification was sent...
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    Zimbabwean minister's son arrested for using Starlink

    Zimbabwean minister's son arrested for using Starlink A Zimbabwe politician’s son was arrested on charges of illegally possessing a Starlink terminal, a sign of the risks in countries where the SpaceX technology isn’t licensed. Neville Mutsvangwa, the son of of women’s affairs and community...
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    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...
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    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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    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...
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    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...
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