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Amazon will launch satellite internet in South Africa, beating Musk in his home country

Amazon will launch satellite internet in South Africa, beating Musk in his home country

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July 16th, 2026

Amazon will launch satellite internet in South Africa, beating Musk in his home country

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

Amazon 在週三表示將於 2027 年在南非推出其衛星網路服務 Amazon Leo

The company will work with South African internet provider Herotel.

該公司將與南非網路供應商 Herotel 合作。

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

這是 Amazon 在非洲的第一筆衛星網路交易

The companies did not share any financial details.

這些公司沒有透露任何財務細節

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

這項行動是在伊隆·馬斯克批評南非政府之後發生的。

Musk was born in South Africa.

馬斯克出生於南非

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

他說因為他是白人法規阻止他在那裡推出Starlink

The rules require foreign communication companies to give a minority share to Black or non-white owners.

這些法規要求外國通訊公司少數股權交給黑人或其他非白人所有者

The government says these policies deal with past discrimination from the apartheid era.

政府表示這些政策是為了處理種族隔離時代的過去歧視問題。

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

南非的通訊部長索利·馬拉齊AmazonHerotel一起宣布了這項協議

Amazon launched its first low-orbit internet satellites last year.

Amazon去年發射了第一批低軌道網路衛星

It now has over 390 working satellites.

現在有超過390顆運作中的衛星

Starlink has more than 10,000 satellites in orbit.

Starlink在軌道上超過一萬顆衛星

It operates in over 160 countries.

在超過160個國家營運

Starlink is available in about two dozen other African nations.

Starlink在非洲大約二十幾個其他國家也有提供服務

But Musk has refused to follow South Africa's affirmative action rules.

馬斯克拒絕遵守南非的平權措施規定

Amazon said the South Africa deal is the start of its Africa expansion.

Amazon 表示南非的這項協議它在非洲擴張的開始。

It will also work with Vanu Inc., a company that focuses on mobile internet in developing countries.

也會與 Vanu Inc. 合作,這是一家專注於開發中國家行動網路的公司。

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

在非洲衛星網路一個很大的潛在市場

Many people there do not have fixed connections.

那裡很多人沒有固定的網路連線

Amazon Leo has already signed deals in several other countries.

Amazon Leo 已經在其他幾個國家簽署了協議。

These include Thailand, Australia, and Brazil.

這些國家包括泰國澳洲和巴西

July 16th, 2026

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