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South Sudans' telco regulator National Communication Authority (NCA) bans starlink. In a Country with the most expensive internet in the region. The authority needs to prioritize consumer protection, accessibility and affordability instead of following the bandwagon of African Countries who have banned starlink. Mobile internet costs $2.5 per gigabyte on average in South Sudan compared to Kenya at $0.84, Tanzania $0.7 and Uganda $1.32. more on the South Sudan's cost of internet in the comment 👇

INTERNET ACCESS IN RURAL AREAS Living in a very rural environment can have its challenges. None more so than Internet access. I have lived in a very rural part of Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands since 2018 and have had to make do with intermittent 4G Internet, capped at 25Mbps download and 0.5Mbps upload. Tomorrow, I get my satellite Internet system installed, which will give me 100Mbps download and 10Mps upload. On January 1, this will be upgraded to 200Mbps in the download. All for a cost of £30/Month, half the price of my 4G connectivity, and certainly cheaper than StarLink. I know the high latency will have an impact on online gaming but as I don't game online I don't care about that. This is all due to a Spanish government initiative to bring high-speed broadband to very rural areas. They pay for all equipment and installation and make use of a Hispasat communication satellite which has a footprint covering Europe and North Africa. Other countries should to look deploying a similar initiative in order to provide Internet access to people living in very rural areas. I'll report back later this week on how the installation goes, and the impact my change to satellite has on my access to the Internet. #hispasat #UNICO

Who stands to lose the most when Starlink comes to Zimbabwe? So mobile internet providers (MNOs) are still very safe from Starlink. They will not lose sleep over it in the short to medium term but long term they do need to have a 5G NTN plan which will be relying heavily on satellite networks similar to the one set up by Starlink. VSAT providers are in the biggest trouble with Starlink because it is the same technology but a lot cheaper with a lot better performance. Our beloved fixed internet providers are next on Starlink's crosshairs. If they don't act quickly on improving their network performance, pricing, and network coverage, Starlink will most certainly walk away with their lunch money. https://lnkd.in/drKNq5WH #technology #network #starlink #broadband #internet

Read a very intersting article from Techzim on Starlink . My simple thoughts are 1. Registration and regulation of Starlink by Potraz (either can initiate the process) 2. Propose an Activation dashboard for kits operating in Zimbabwe for the regulator for monitoring 3. Tax charges pertaining both equipment purchase and monthly subscription as this product will affect many big players revenue which at the end will affect regulator revenue. 4. Starlink to open Technical and Sales office in Zimbabwe after activation of a specific number of kits. Generally the product is good and will bring competition to existing players however we hope the service will not deteriorate due to increasing subscribers. Link: https://lnkd.in/dubg--Fj

Starlink is a "satellite" ISP that does not require an incorporated agent in PNG due to its global satellite coverage and direct-to-consumer model. They are operating a constellation of low Earth orbit satellites; Starlink offers internet services globally without establishing a physical presence in each country. So, what is so special about PNG? Isn't that the middleman "kaikai mahn" mentality again? The direct-to-consumer approach allows users to subscribe to the service without the need for local agents, and remote management of the satellite infrastructure further reduces the necessity for local offices, which I think will affect the price in PNG (will be lower than the other ISPs in the country). While Starlink complies with regulatory requirements, its operational model facilitates engagement with regulatory bodies without establishing a physical presence in every location. So what is that local agent going to do? Mipla less pinis lo high priced internet services ya, larem ol operate na mipla kisim world-classed service at an affordable price.

FINALLY SOME ISP THAT PNGs CAN ENJOY RELIABLE INTERNET COVERAGE, DEPENDING ON THE WEATHER OFCOZ. NO MORE SECOND AND THIRD PARTY ISPs

Recently, Starlink's services's availability in South Africa, has been speculated about in the media. There seems to be some regulatory hurdles that need to be overcome before these services become available in South Africa. I'm old enough to remember the time when the only entity that could "legally" provide telecommunication services, was the old Department of Post and Telecommunications and its successor, Telkom. This company wanted to leverage from "old" technology and tried to enforce their monoploly. It didn't work. Companies installed "illegal" radio links as there was no alternative to their business requirements. The government was thus forced to change their stance and the regulations was changed to accomodate this reality. This led to a vibrant new telecommunication industry in South Africa. I cannot help but notice some parallels with the current standoff between ICASA and Starlink... eventually one cannot stop technological inovation, the market will always find a way...

Starlink will become disruptive to the telecom market in Ghana. If it is finally allowed to enter the Ghanaian market and starts pricing lower than MTN or AT or Vodafone, it could change the market dynamics (market share/market power) in the telecom data market and the MTN status as SNP (significant market power) in the data market may be over in the medium to long term. https://lnkd.in/d4tRjZvb