Nigeria becomes the first African country to receive Elon Musk’s Starlink
Starlink, a satellite internet service owned by Elon Musk, is now available for users in Nigeria. This makes Nigeria to become the first African country to receive the internet service.
The new development surfaced weeks after pre-order sales were made public.
The pre-order starter kits is being sold at the price of $600 for the hardware and $43 per month for subscriptions to its services.
Also, the Billionaire made a post on his Twitter page on Tuesday revealing that the service is now active in the country.
“Starlink is now available in Nigeria – the first African country to receive service,” the tweet reads.
Meanwhile, the company has offered its customers a lower rate with a 30-day free trail. This is for all customers who would get its service on the website, though The notification said while the hardware would be available for N274,098, the subscription would be at a price of N19,260.
“Starlink is currently available in your area. Customers in your region typically see download speeds of 50-200 Mbps. No contracts, 30-day trial,” the company said.
Also, Shipping times are currently estimated to be one to two weeks from order. N19,260/month for service and N274,098 for hardware.
Furthermore, The Minister of communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami confirmed the development and described it as a milestone.
Celebrating the new development, he wrote,
“We have made it again. @SpaceX thank you for hosting me in your headquarters, United States in December 2022 to complete the logistics for the deployment.”
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What is Starlink?
Starlink is a satellite constellation project that will place thousands of small satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO), i.e 550 kilometers above us.
The array will beam internet signals from the satellites down to ground transceivers, which in turn, broadcast locally or wire directly to your Starlink router.
Starlink allows a home, business, or remote location to connect to the internet via satellite. It is not the same as cellphone signal or 5G.
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