Amazon picks Kenya for first African satellite gateway in Starlink challenge

Kenya is among Amazon’s first African markets for the project, which aims to launch over 3,200 satellites by 2028.

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Amazon will build its first African satellite ground station in Kenya to offer faster internet and mobile phone services, intensifying competition with Elon Musk’s Starlink.

The Jeff Bezos-owned company has applied for a licence through its newly registered local subsidiary, Amazon Kuiper Kenya Limited, to set up the ground gateway from where it can transmit internet traffic beyond Kenya.

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