FG: Starlink To Launch Service in Nigeria This Year
TECHDIGEST- Elon Musk’s satellite company, Space X, will launch Starlink Internet Service by the end of this year, according to the federal government. At the same time, the Nigerian government partnered with Space X to provide broadband coverage throughout the country.
This information was revealed at the US-Space Forum in Washington, which was held in conjunction with the recently finished US-Africa Leaders’ Summit.
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According to the Minister’s announcement, Starlink’s launch would occur seven months after the Nigerian Communications Commission granted the business an Internet Service Provider (ISP) license (NCC).
Note that Space X had initially planned to launch its satellite broadband service across the entirety of Nigeria in Q3 2022, but it was postponed to Q4 due to regulatory concerns. This was confirmed by Pantami, who said:
“The nationwide rollout shall take place before the end of 2022, after the conclusion of a few administrative processes.”
In announcing the collaboration with Space X, Pantami stated that the Nigerian government had accepted the business’ application to operate high-throughput satellites in low-earth orbit (HESO) for the Nigerian telecommunications sector.
