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

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

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July 16th, 2026

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

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

Amazon 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 partner 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 agreement in Africa.

這是 Amazon 在非洲第一份衛星網路協議

No financial details were disclosed.

沒有透露任何財務細節

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

此舉是在伊隆·馬斯克批評南非政府之後發生的。

Musk, who was born in South Africa, said regulations prevent him from launching Starlink there because he is white.

出生於南非的馬斯克表示法規因為他是白人阻止他在當地推出Starlink

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

這些規則要求外國通訊公司少數股權給予黑人或其他非白人所有者

The government says these policies address past apartheid-era discrimination.

政府表示這些政策是為了處理過去種族隔離時期的歧視問題

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

南非通訊部長索利·馬拉齊AmazonHerotel共同宣布這項協議

Amazon launched its first low-orbit internet satellites last year and has over 390 operational.

Amazon去年發射了第一批低軌道網路衛星目前已超過390顆在運作

Starlink has more than 10,000 satellites in orbit and operates in over 160 countries.

Starlink在軌道上超過一萬顆衛星,並在160多個國家提供服務

Starlink is available in about two dozen other African nations, but Musk has refused to follow South Africa's affirmative action rules.

Starlink在約二十多個其他非洲國家可以使用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其非洲擴張的起點。

It will also partner with Vanu Inc., a company focused on mobile internet in developing countries.

還將與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 potential market for satellite internet in Africa, where many people lack fixed connections.

非洲對衛星網路巨大的潛在市場因為許多人缺乏固定連線

Amazon Leo has already signed deals in several other countries, including Thailand, Australia, and Brazil.

Amazon Leo已在多個國家簽署協議,包括泰國澳洲和巴西

July 16th, 2026

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