Starlink Has Been Approved in Nigeria and Mozambique

Elon Musk has announced that Starlink, the satellite internet service launched by SpaceX, has been approved in Nigeria and Mozambique. From a report: This news is coming three days after Musk answered a tweet about the service launch in Africa. "Yes, first countries in Africa to be announced coming soon," he tweeted. "Starlink will serve everywhere on Earth that we're legally allowed to serve."

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[ArmoredDragon]

You're saying the right is pro censorship because of Alex Jones's website?

But no concern about dissent at public universities being banned? No concern about efforts to curtail the first amendment in the name of banning hate speech (despite nobody being able to agree what it even is?)

If you want a website just for you, try democraticunderground.com. They're just as nutty as Alex Jones, and during the oughts they basically loved him because he provided them with plenty of conspiracy theories that they were (a

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[drinkypoo]

the Elon Musk who made it happen has been transformed into someone else by Ocasio Cortes and Bernie Sanders.

So you're saying he has OCBSDS?

Nigeria, you say?

[Powercntrl]

I can hardly wait for emails from all the "princes" who'll need help moving their money.

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[fahrbot-bot]

I can hardly wait for emails from all the "princes" who'll need help moving their money.

Given current events, it'll probably be oligarchs -- notably, w/o quotes -- not "princes."
(Hopefully, even fewer people will help them than "princes.")

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[nukenerd]

Do Nigerian princes and widows of executed army generals really need low latency? They manage to get through already.

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[johngen86]

It's fairly astounding how easily you managed to portray providing fast, low-latency, global satellite Internet as a binary proposition in which both options are bad things.

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[Curtman]

Its a fair question though.. And according to TFA, the answer is only the rich can afford this.

Thereâ(TM)s one argument against Starlink, though: itâ(TM)s expensive. At $110 (~â¦60,500) for preorder â" also its monthly price â" and $599 (~â¦330,000) for a full kit, including a terminal, mounting tripod, and Wi-Fi router, Starlinkâ(TM)s price is pricey for the average Nigerian â" and Mozambique user. Its premium service costs about $2,500 (~â¦1.375 million) for the full kit and $500 (~â¦275,000) monthly.

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[billyswong]

Its a fair question though.. And according to TFA, the answer is only the rich can afford this.

There's one argument against Starlink, though: it's expensive. At $110 (~N60,500) for preorder - also its monthly price - and $599 (~N330,000) for a full kit, including a terminal, mounting tripod, and Wi-Fi router, Starlink's price is pricey for the average Nigerian - and Mozambique user. Its premium service costs about $2,500 (~N1.375 million) for the full kit and $500 (~N275,000) monthly.

For countries that can't get reliable broadband internet in the usual way, I guess maybe one could subscribe to Starlink service for the whole village and share the cost across villagers? Anyway, the article is insufficient in conveying how expensive is Starlink to people there. Quoting prices in their local currency means nothing. What's matter is their average salary, local house prices / flat rent / grocery prices etc.

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[bn-7bc]

Eay somthing like a shared star link terminal, for the village a solar oanel and a few android tablets, probably finance wholy or partly by some aid agency and hey presto the poor village with no prospects if getting any other grid connection of any type is now at least partly online end education is a bit more easily available. Star link might nit be ideal but it 's way better than nothing

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[nukenerd]

It's fairly astounding how easily you managed to portray providing fast, low-latency, global satellite Internet as a binary proposition in which both options are bad things.

Not astounding at all. That's because it is easy in this context.

Nigeria is a big win.

[Eunomion]

Starlink has the potential to legitimately change that country in a positive way, and that country tips the scales toward progress in sub-Saharan Africa. None of China's schemes on the continent have this kind of potency.