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  1. 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...
  3. 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...
    • Hanno Labuschagne
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  4. 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...
  5. 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.
  6. BearCruz

    star link kit

    Edit: OBVIOUSLY NOT WORTH BOTHERING SELLING FOR THE TIME BEING. Item: Starlink Gen 2 Standard Kit Age: 6 months Price: R9 000 Payment Method Accepted: EFT, Paypal, Ethereum Warranty: Yes Warranty Holder: With Icasasepush Packaging: Yes, included Condition: Mint Location: Pretoria Reason: Never...
  7. 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...
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    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  8. Hanno Labuschagne

    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...
  9. Hanno Labuschagne

    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...
  10. 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...
  11. 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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  12. 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...
  13. 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...
  14. Hanno Labuschagne

    How Starlink could help make Internet cable breaks irrelevant

    How Starlink could help make Internet cable breaks irrelevant The ability of SpaceX’s Starlink Internet service to transmit data packets between its fleet of satellites makes it capable of circumventing undersea cable breaks. This feature could soon also be supported on other satellite...
  15. 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...
  16. Hanno Labuschagne

    SpaceX won't list Starlink in 2024

    SpaceX won't list Starlink in 2024 SpaceX will not pursue an initial public offering of its Starlink unit this year, according to Bret Johnsen, the company’s chief financial officer. “It’d be more in the years to come,” Johnsen said Tuesday at an industry conference. The unit became profitable...
  17. Jan

    Starlink unwilling to work with local partners - South African ISP

    Starlink stealing satellite Internet customers in South Africa SpaceX's Starlink broadband service is already impacting at least one established satellite provider despite not being officially available locally. Satellite broadband services have been beaming Internet connectivity to South...
  18. Hanno Labuschagne

    Starlink's Direct-to-Cell customers could go live this year

    Starlink's Direct-to-Cell customers could go live this year T-Mobile US Inc. may offer space-connected mobile devices to customers this year as its partnership with SpaceX bears fruit, the carrier’s leader said Thursday. Elon Musk’s SpaceX in early January launched the initial batch of...
  19. Hanno Labuschagne

    Starlink tested in the Kruger National Park

    Starlink tested in the Kruger National Park MyBroadband tested SpaceX's uncapped satellite broadband service Starlink in the Kruger National Park over the December holidays and found it delivered excellent speeds. The Kruger is South Africa's biggest national park and one of the most...
  20. Jan

    SpaceX hiring Starlink growth manager for Sub-Saharan Africa

    SpaceX hiring manager to boost Starlink growth in Africa SpaceX is advertising a position for growth manager of its Starlink Internet service in Sub-Saharan Africa. The role — first reported by Space in Africa — is open for applications on the Greenhouse recruitment website.
  21. Hanno Labuschagne

    SpaceX gets approval for second Starship launch

    SpaceX gets approval for second Starship launch SpaceX received approval for the second launch of its groundbreaking Starship rocket, ending an almost seven-month hiatus and inching Elon Musk closer to his goal of sending humans to the moon and beyond. The US Federal Aviation Administration...
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