How SpaceX's New Internet Service Could Be a Gamechanger in Africa TC_Africa: Africa
that its Starlink service was available in Nigeria. This was a first for the continent. It has also since become available in Rwanda.elsewhere on the continent, including the Democratic Republic of Congo , Kenya and Tanzania, later this year. More coverage is to come in 2024.
This could be an important way to fill Africa's connectivity gaps, which have arisen because of poor digital infrastructure and the high costs of investing in fibre optic cables or mobile phone masts, particularly in rural and remote areas. The United Nations hasfor reaching universal access across Africa by 2030, but this won't be possible without innovative approaches.
Starlink is one such innovation. Since all its users are tapping into the same infrastructure, in space, there's less need for erecting mobile phone masts or laying fibre optic cable
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