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  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    Starlink is having a tough time with approvals in India

    Starlink is having a tough time with approvals in India India has effectively frozen approvals for Elon Musk’s space-based internet service Starlink to begin commercial operations, due to concerns over the use of its satellite terminals in the Iran war, according to people familiar with the...
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    Paratus using South African infrastructure for its satellite Internet services

    Paratus using South African infrastructure for its satellite Internet services Namibian telecommunications firm Paratus Group built its largest satellite teleport facility in South Africa to deliver connectivity across the continent. The group recently struck a partnership with American low...
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  4. Hanno Labuschagne

    WAPA says LEO satellite is becoming a must for WISPs

    WAPA says LEO satellite is becoming a must for WISPs South African wireless Internet service providers (WISPs) should stop viewing satellite Internet as a threat to their business and instead regard it as a powerful tool to complement their own services. That is the view of Wireless Access...
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  5. Hanno Labuschagne

    Elon Musk says Starlink was offered a pretend black owner “bribe” to launch in South Africa

    Elon Musk says Starlink was offered a pretend black owner “bribe” to launch in South Africa Elon Musk has alleged his satellite Internet company, Starlink, was given the opportunity to "bribe" its way to a telecoms licence in South Africa by "pretending" a black person ran the company's local...
  6. Hanno Labuschagne

    SpaceX aiming for record valuation with IPO

    SpaceX aiming for record valuation with IPO SpaceX boosted its target initial public offering (IPO) valuation above $2 trillion (R33.89 trillion), according to people familiar with the matter. The world’s most valuable startup is gearing up to pitch potentially the biggest-ever market debut...
  7. Hanno Labuschagne

    Epstein acted as adviser in OneWeb founding

    Epstein acted as adviser in OneWeb founding Jeffrey Epstein was an adviser in the creation of OneWeb, a low-Earth orbit satellite network that is the world’s largest rival of Elon Musk’s Starlink, according to emails released by the US Department of Justice. The disgraced financier acted as a...
  8. Hanno Labuschagne

    Starlink makes service free in Iran amid violent anti-government protests

    Starlink makes service free in Iran amid violent anti-government protests Elon Musk’s SpaceX is now offering free Starlink satellite service in Iran amid deadly protests and a days-long Internet blackout. SpaceX has waived the Starlink subscription fee in Iran, so people with receivers in...
  9. Hanno Labuschagne

    Starlink rallying support for Namibia law change to allow launch

    Starlink rallying support for Namibia law change to allow launch Elon Musk’s Starlink urged Namibians to provide comment on proposed amendments to the country’s regulations as part of the satellite-internet operator’s efforts to obtain a license without ceding ownership. The Communications...
  10. Hanno Labuschagne

    Starlink Wi-Fi coming to Emirates planes

    Starlink Wi-Fi coming to Emirates planes Emirates is planning to use SpaceX’s Starlink to upgrade the onboard Wi-Fi in its fleet, according to people familiar with the matter, even though the service isn’t currently approved by the government. The Dubai-based airline — the world’s most...
  11. Hanno Labuschagne

    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...
  12. Hanno Labuschagne

    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...
  13. Hanno Labuschagne

    Fastest ISPs in South Africa

    Fastest ISPs in South Africa New research from MyBroadband Insights shows that some of the fastest ISPs in South Africa deliver average speeds of over 100Mbps to their clients. The research is based on all the tests performed over Wi-Fi on the MyBroadband Speedtest app and on the MyBroadband...
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  14. Hanno Labuschagne

    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...
  15. Hanno Labuschagne

    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...
  16. Hanno Labuschagne

    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...
  17. Hanno Labuschagne

    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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  18. Hanno Labuschagne

    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...
  19. 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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  20. 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...
  21. Hanno Labuschagne

    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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