Starlink, high-speed, low-latency broadband internet in remote and rural locations across the globe, developed by billionaire businessman, Elon Musk, is set to begin operation in Nigeria in August 2022. Musk revealed this on Sunday via Twitter.
Musk announced in May that he had received approval from the Nigerian government to begin operation here.
He had made a tweet about his automobile manufacturing company Tesla, when a Nigerian Twitter user, @DollarPo asked him when Starlink would come to Nigeria, to which he responded that it would be active next month.
“Service turns on next month, which is same time required to deliver a user terminal, so order now,” he tweeted.
Starlink is a satellite internet venture operated by SpaceX, which is a space exploration and communications company founded by Musk in 2002.
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It began launching satellites in 2019 and currently has more than 2,400 small satellites in orbit. It provides satellite internet access in 32 countries where it is licensed.
According to the Starlink website, the cost of the starter kit for Nigerian customers, with all the necessary equipment is $99 (N66,330 at the average USD black market rate) while the monthly subscription price has yet to be made available on the website.
This is significantly cheaper than the cost of the kit in the USA which is a whopping $599 (N401,330) while the monthly subscription is $110 (N73,700).
Source: The Whistler
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