Airtel Africa looks to the stars for rural coverage with Starlink deal
Telco set to bring direct-to-device satellite services to customers in all of its markets, starting in 2026, with goal of boosting rural coverage. The move also sees Starlink continue to expand into Africa despite regulatory scrutiny in several markets…
This article includes:
- Organisations: Airtel Africa; Amazon; AST SpaceMobile; Eutelsat; Lynk Global; MTN; OneWeb; Orange; Project Kuiper; Safaricom; SpaceX; Starlink; Vodacom; Vodafone Group.
- Geographies: Africa; Asia-Pacific; Bangladesh; Cameroon; Chad; Congo-Brazzaville; Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC); Europe; Gabon; India; Kenya; Madagascar; Malawi; Middle East; Niger; Nigeria; Rwanda; Senegal; Seychelles; South Africa; Sri Lanka; Tanzania; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe.
- People: Sunil Taldar.
- Themes: 4G; 5G; Backup internet; Broadband; Connectivity; Direct-to-device services (D2D); Geostationary satellites (GEO); Initial public offerings (IPO); Licensing; Low-Earth orbit satellites (LEO); Mobile services; Network backhauling; Pay-as-you-use; Regulation; Rural connectivity; Satellite connectivity; Satellite services; Sovereignty; Value propositions; Wireless infra.
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