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

New Capabilities

Starlink is turning its satellite fleet into a global roaming layer for ordinary phones—starting with SMS. - Providing direct-to-cell satellite connectivity using partner-carrier spectrum

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

SpaceX turns Falcon 9 into a Starlink assembly line — and the world starts depending on it

New Capabilities

Starlink is becoming critical connectivity infrastructure for consumers, industry, and governments. - Rapidly expanding Gen2 constellation; adding direct-to-cell and government dependence

SpaceX doesn’t “do launches” anymore. It does output. Another pair of Starlink v2-mini batches is on the manifest, each packing 29 satellites — the orbital equivalent of sliding more servers into a data center rack.

Updated Dec 14, 2025