Starlink: Elon Musk’s Satellite Internet Service To Begin Ghana Operations By End Of August 2024

• Elon Musk’s Starlink will reportedly officially commence operations in Ghana by the end of August 2024
• The National Communications Authority announced the completion of all administrative processes
• Starlink's technology is set to deliver high-speed, low-latency broadband internet via orbiting satellites

The National Communications Authority has announced that Starlink, Elon Musk's satellite internet service, will officially commence operations in Ghana by the end of August 2024.

This followed Starlink's completion of all administrative and licensing procedures with the authority.

The authority said in a statement that the path to offering Starlink's satellite internet services across the country is now clear.

Starlink's technology is said to deliver high-speed, low-latency broadband internet via orbiting satellites.

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In April, the government gave Starlink authorisation to operate in Ghana as Space X Starlink GH LTD.

This was in response to the internet disruption caused by undersea cable cuts.

Earlier threat from Starlink

The internet service provider threatened to disconnect all subscribers in African countries that had not authorised their operations before April.

Subscribers would have had to return to their home country if said home country had authorised the usage of Starlink or updated their account country to the current one if they reside in a country that has permitted the service to avoid disconnection.

Starlink had always been scheduled to launch in Ghana in the third quarter of 2024. Some have already registered for the internet service and paid the $9 deposit.

In Africa, Starlink operates in Nigeria, Mozambique and Rwanda. It has indicated plans to launch in Egypt, Benin, Senegal, Kenya, Togo, and Tanzania soon.

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Attacks on regulator over data prices

YEN.com.gh reported that the National Communications Authority defended its management of the telecommunication sector amid concerns over data costs.

Protests online led to #DissolveNCAboard trending in July. The authority also assured Ghanaians that data prices will decrease by the fourth quarter of 2024.

It said the introduction of Next-Gen InfraCo's wholesale carrier-neutral open access network would likely decrease data prices and also increase telecom efficiency.

Proofread by Bruce Douglas, senior copy editor at YEN.com.gh

Source: YEN.com.gh