Amazon Leo will launch in South Africa in 2027, beating Starlink in Musk’s homeland
Amazon Leo will launch satellite internet in South Africa in 2027, seemingly beating Elon Musk’s Starlink in his home country. Musk has refused the Black-ownership rules Amazon appears willing to meet.
Jeff Bezos is about to beat Elon Musk in Musk’s own back yard. Amazon said on Wednesday it will bring its Amazon Leo satellite internet service to South Africa in 2027, the Associated Press reported. It is the company’s first satellite deal on the African continent.
Amazon will work with the local provider Herotel to reach a country of 62 million people. Amazon disclosed no financial terms. South Africa’s government backed the deal, and Communications Minister Solly Malatsi appeared alongside Amazon and Herotel to announce it.
Why Starlink is not there
Starlink, owned by Musk’s SpaceX, already operates in around two dozen African countries. It is not in South Africa, the continent’s most advanced economy, and the...
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