MTN recognises that traditional infrastructure alone may not be enough to bridge the digital divide.
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LEO satellites promise to ramp up rural connectivity, but they could also threaten mobile operators.
Mobile operators have multiple partnerships with satellite service providers to test the various uses of the technology.
Satellite broadband is years away from mass adoption, but direct-to-mobile is just over the horizon.
Competition to deliver satellite mobile broadband connectivity from space is intensifying.
MTN Group has launched multiple satellite trials across Africa with Starlink, AST SpaceMobile and Lynk Global.