Astronomers working with South Africa’s SKA telescope are pushing authorities to ensure that any licensing agreement with Elon Musk’s Starlink will protect their groundbreaking observations.
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Icasa has not ruled out lodging a formal complaint against SpaceX at the International Telecommunication Union.
MPs on Tuesday challenged a plan to provide an alternative to black ownership rules in South Africa’s telecoms sector.
The communications minister has told MPs that his aim is to provide policy clarity in the ICT sector.
Communications minister Solly Malatsi is expected to unpack his equity equivalence plan in parliament on Tuesday.
A change to black ownership requirements in the ICT sector could pave the way for Starlink to operate in the country.
South Africa plans to offer Elon Musk a workaround of BEE laws ahead of a high-pressure meeting with US President Donald Trump.
The Democratic Republic of Congo will allow Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet service to operate in the country.
The first 27 satellites for Amazon’s Kuiper broadband internet constellation have been launched into space.
Lesotho earlier this week granted a 10-year licence to Starlink, a subsidiary of Elon Musk’s SpaceX.