Airtel Africa teams up with SpaceX to shake up internet access across the continent

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Airtel Africa has signed a landmark agreement with SpaceX to integrate Starlink’s satellite internet services across 14 African countries. The partnership aims to close longstanding connectivity gaps by delivering high-speed, low-latency broadband to areas where traditional infrastructure has remained limited, expensive, or logistically unfeasible.

The rollout will begin in …

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