By Ghana has joined the growing list of African countries benefiting from Starlink’s advanced satellite broadband services.The National Communications Authority (NCA) in Ghana approved SpaceX’s Starlink GH LTD license in April, 2024, allowing Starlink Satellite Broadband to operate.
Starlink is also operational in other African countries . Ghana joining Nigeria and other African countries in the benefiting of high-speed, reliable internet provided by Starlink’s LEO satellites is a good step in the right dimension; bringing in a new healthy competition or a home check within the local internet providers.
The introduction of Starlink into the African subregion is a significant milestone in the continent’s move in strengthening its digital economy while Starlink is expected to enhance digital inclusion.
This development underscores the will and the commitment to foster a robust digital infrastructure that supports socio-economic growth and innovation.
Below are the African counters that have approved the operationalization of Starlink Internet Satellite in their respective countries.
Nigeria, Ghana, Benin, Kenya, Mozambique, Madagascar, Eswatini, Malawi, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, and Zambia.
Starlink, seems to provide a potential solution for quality Internet access desired by consumers.
Internet access is now a major part of an essential need. It can be linked to our need and desire for electricity, food, clean water etc.
With the presence of Starlink, although it seems to target a particular class of people; the affluent , making it available and more accessible to a larger number of people should be a key development strategy for the company.
