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Amazon will start its satellite internet in South Africa, beating Musk in his home country.

Amazon will start its satellite internet in South Africa, beating Musk in his home country.

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July 16th, 2026

Amazon will start its satellite internet in South Africa, beating Musk in his home country.

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Amazon said on Wednesday it will start its satellite internet service, Amazon Leo, in South Africa in 2027.

Amazon 在星期三說,它會在 2027 年在南非開始它的衛星網路服務 Amazon Leo。

The company will work with a South African internet provider called Herotel.

這家公司會和一個叫 Herotel 的南非網路公司合作。

This is Amazon's first satellite internet deal in Africa.

這是 Amazon 在非洲的第一個衛星網路交易。

The companies did not share any money details.

這些公司沒有分享任何金錢細節。

This news comes after Elon Musk criticized South Africa's government.

這則新聞是在伊隆·馬斯克批評南非政府之後出現的。

Musk was born in South Africa.

馬斯克出生在南非。

He said rules stop him from starting Starlink there because he is white.

他說因為他是白人,規則不讓他在那裡開始Starlink。

The rules say foreign communication companies must give a small part of the business to Black or non-white owners.

規則說外國通訊公司必須把一小部分生意給黑人或其他非白人所有者。

The government says these rules help fix problems from the past apartheid time.

政府說這些規則幫助解決過去種族隔離時期的問題。

South Africa's Communications Minister Solly Malatsi joined Amazon and Herotel to tell people about the deal.

南非的通訊部長索利·馬拉齊和Amazon、Herotel一起告訴大家這個協議。

Amazon sent its first low-orbit internet satellites into space last year.

Amazon去年把第一批低軌道網路衛星送上了太空。

It now has more than 390 working satellites.

它現在有超過390顆在工作的衛星。

Starlink has more than 10,000 satellites in space.

Starlink在太空中有超過一萬顆衛星。

It works in over 160 countries.

它在超過160個國家可以使用。

Starlink is available in about 24 other African countries.

Starlink在大約24個其他非洲國家也有提供。

But Musk has said no to South Africa's affirmative action rules.

但是馬斯克對南非的平權規則說了不。

Amazon said the South Africa deal is the start of its growth in Africa.

Amazon 說南非的協議是它在非洲成長的開始。

It will also work with Vanu Inc.

它也會和 Vanu Inc. 合作。

This company helps with mobile internet in developing countries.

這家公司幫助開發中國家的行動網路。

There is a big possible market for satellite internet in Africa.

衛星網路在非洲有一個很大的可能市場。

Many people there do not have fixed internet connections.

那裡很多人沒有固定的網路連線。

Amazon Leo has already made deals in several other countries.

Amazon Leo 已經在幾個其他國家做了協議。

These include Thailand, Australia, and Brazil.

這些包括泰國、澳洲和巴西。

July 16th, 2026

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