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Amazon to Launch Satellite Internet in South Africa, Likely to Lead in Musk's Homeland

Amazon to Launch Satellite Internet in South Africa, Likely to Lead in Musk's Homeland

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July 16th, 2026

Amazon to Launch Satellite Internet in South Africa, Likely to Lead in Musk's Homeland

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Amazon announced on Wednesday that it will launch its new satellite internet service, 'Amazon Leo', in South Africa in 2027.

アマゾンは水曜日同社の新たな衛星インターネットサービス「アマゾン・レオ」2027年に南アフリカで開始すると発表した

This is seen as a strategic move to preempt Elon Musk's rival company, 'Starlink', and capture market share in Africa's most developed economy.

これはイーロン・マスクの競合企業「スターリンク」に先駆けアフリカで最も発展した経済圏における市場獲得を目指す戦略的動きと見られている

Amazon, founded by Jeff Bezos, has announced a partnership with the South African internet provider "Herotel" to launch its new service in this country of 62 million people.

ジェフ・ベゾスが創業したアマゾンは南アフリカのインターネットプロバイダーヘロテルと提携し人口6200万人のこの国で新サービスを開始すると発表した

Amazon states that this is its first satellite internet contract on the African continent.

アマゾンはアフリカ大陸における初の衛星インターネット契約であるとしている

Initially, no financial details were disclosed whatsoever.

当初財務に関する詳細一切公表されることはなかった

Amazon's announcement follows Musk's fierce criticism of the government of his country of birth.

アマゾンの発表は、マスク自身の出生国政府激しく批判した後に続くものだ。

The world's richest man has claimed that South African regulations are preventing him from deploying Starlink in the country because he is white, accusing the government of being racist.

世界最高の富豪は、南アフリカの規制により、自分が白人であることを理由に同国でのスターリンク展開妨げられていると述べ、政府人種差別主義者だと非難している

He is referring to South Africa's affirmative action policy, under which foreign companies operating in the telecommunications sector are required to transfer a minority stake in their local subsidiaries to Black or other non-white owners as a condition for obtaining a license.

彼が言及しているのは南アフリカの積極的差別是正措置(アファーマティブ・アクション)政策であり通信セクターで事業を展開する外資企業はライセンス取得の条件として現地法人の少数株を黒人その他の非白人の所有者に譲渡することを義務付けられている。

This regulation aims to provide opportunities that were denied to non-whites under the former apartheid regime of white minority rule.

この規制はかつての白人少数支配によるアパルトヘイト体制下で非白人に否定されていた機会を提供することを目的としている

The South African government supports the deal with Amazon, and Communications Minister Solly Malatsi attended the contract announcement alongside representatives from Amazon and Herotel.

南アフリカ政府アマゾンとの取引支持しておりソリー・マラツィ通信大臣はアマゾンおよびヘロテル代表者ともに契約発表場に臨んだ

Amazon announced that it launched its first low-earth-orbit internet satellites last fiscal year, and that over 390 of them are currently in operation.

アマゾンは昨年度初の低軌道インターネット衛星打ち上げ現在では390基以上が運用中であると発表している

The first operational Starlink satellites were launched in 2019, and over 10,000 units are now deployed in orbit.

スターリンク最初の実用衛星は2019年に打ち上げられ現在では1万基以上軌道上に展開されている

Starlink's satellite internet service is available in approximately 20 African countries, but Musk has refused to comply with South Africa's affirmative action measures.

スターリンク衛星インターネットサービスアフリカの約20か国提供されているが、マスク南アフリカの積極的差別是正措置への準拠を拒否している

On Wednesday, Amazon announced that its expansion into South Africa is the first step toward entering the entire African continent, and also revealed a partnership with Vanu, Inc., a company based in Lexington, Massachusetts, that specializes in mobile internet for developing countries.

アマゾンは水曜日南アフリカでの事業展開はアフリカ全土への進出の第一歩でありさらに発展途上国のモバイルインターネットに特化したマサチューセッツ州レキシントンの企業「ヴァヌ社」との提携も発表した

The African continent, with a population of over 1.5 billion, many of whom reside in rural areas lacking fixed internet connections, presents a substantial potential market for satellite internet.

アフリカ大陸15億人以上の人口抱えその多く固定インターネット接続のない農村部住んでいるため、衛星インターネットには大きな潜在市場存在する

Amazon Leo, formerly known as Project Kuiper, has already secured deployment agreements in Thailand, Kazakhstan, Australia, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Uruguay, according to announcements from the company and its local partner operators.

以前は「プロジェクト・カイパー」として知られていたアマゾン・レオは、同社および提携する現地事業者からの発表によるとタイカザフスタンオーストラリアアルゼンチンブラジルチリコロンビアエクアドルペルーウルグアイでの展開契約既に結んでいる

However, Starlink has pulled far ahead of its competitors and is reportedly now operational in over 160 countries.

しかしスターリンクは他を大きく引き離して先行しており現在160カ国以上で運用されているという

July 16th, 2026

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