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South Africa Department of Communications and Digital Technologies

South Africa Department of Communications and Digital Technologies

Government Ministry

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Airtel bets on Starlink to turn Africa’s dead zones into “text-from-anywhere” coverage

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Changed rules to ease entry for foreign satellite operators via “equity equivalent” programs

Airtel Africa just made a classic telecom promise—“coverage everywhere”—with a very un-classic tool: Starlink satellites acting like cell towers in space. If it works, the places where Airtel’s network map turns blank won’t be silent anymore.

Updated Dec 16, 2025