Starlink unwilling to work with local partners - South African ISP

[Jan]

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 African homes and businesses, mainly those in remote areas, for several years.

 

[StefanB7]

QKON Group CEO Dawie De Wet has criticised business models followed by operators like Starlink, stating these would not “add enough value” to the ecosystem.

Just mad because they won't get a share of the pie

 

[ADrunkenSandwich]

Seems like sour grapes from people who can’t compete with the free market. Interesting, they cite the high cost of launching satellite equipment as the reason for the high cost of their services… as if SpaceX uses stings and birds or something? Seriously, bad businesses should either adapt or die.

 

[SlowInternet]

South African users unwilling to pay exorbitant fees of local partners/ISP's.

 

[rvZA]

No interest in any of these packages even Starlink. Crazy expensive. Rather stick to 3G or LTE then.

 

[RedViking]

My in-laws have satalite. It's useless most of the time and upload speeds are horrendous. Starlink will be the perfect solution.

It's like complaining that fibre companies are stealing ADSL customers.

You poor things.

 

[elf_lord_ZC5]

They don't want to compete, and crying is easier.

 

[BBSA]

Sounds like Multichoice crying about Netflix.

 

[supersunbird]

No interest in any of these packages even Starlink. Crazy expensive. Rather stick to 3G or LTE then.

And where there aren't those, smoke signals?

 

[Petec]

"According to Van Zyl, the 100/20Mbps uncapped OneWeb package with a fair use policy of 500GB is expected to cost roughly R30,000 per month.

The uncapped package with no fair usage policy (FUP) and a committed information rate could sell for as much as R1 million per month."

Good Lord!

 

[rvZA]

And where there aren't those, smoke signals?

Or getting into the car or on a bicycle to deliver the message in person. Cost of doing business may be expensive.

 

[RedViking]

They don't want to compete, and crying is easier.

They won't be able to compete. Their system and satalites are from the pre-historic times. They have low download speeds, horrendous upload speeds, and extremely high latency, and a lot of downtime. They don't have enough satalite to guarantee consistency.

 

[Scooby_Doo]

No interest in any of these packages even Starlink. Crazy expensive. Rather stick to 3G or LTE then.

Read the use case.

 

[dualmeister]

"According to Van Zyl, the 100/20Mbps uncapped OneWeb package with a fair use policy of 500GB is expected to cost roughly R30,000 per month.

The uncapped package with no fair usage policy (FUP) and a committed information rate could sell for as much as R1 million per month."

Good Lord!

 

[elf_lord_ZC5]

They won't be able to compete. Their system and satalites are from the pre-historic times. They have low download speeds, horrendous upload speeds, and extremely high latency, and a lot of downtime. They don't have enough satalite to guarantee consistency.

Then crying is not going to help them, repurpose their satellites or close shop, and go sit at home.

 

[BuckRogers]

If you want Starlink, you'll have to vote for it.

 

[RedViking]

repurpose their satellites

I doubt it is "their" satellites. ??? Elon Starlink has his own toys.

 

[RedViking]

Read the use case.

Would be nice if the price could come down though.

 

[elf_lord_ZC5]

If you want Starlink, you'll have to vote for it.

Nope, the status quo is fine, you get a hood service, and you cash leaves the country - and does not come back, so the corrupt cannot "eat" it.

 

[elf_lord_ZC5]

I doubt it is "their" satellites. ??? Elon Starlink has his own toys.

Not Starlink, but them that are "crying" about Starlink. The writing has been on the wall more than long enough.