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Amazon will launch a satellite internet service in South Africa, seemingly beating Musk in its home market.

Amazon will launch a satellite internet service in South Africa, seemingly beating Musk in its home market.

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July 16th, 2026

Amazon will launch a satellite internet service in South Africa, seemingly beating Musk in its home market.

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Amazon announced on Wednesday that the technology company plans to launch its new satellite internet service, Amazon Leo, in South Africa by 2027, a move that appears to give it a competitive edge over Elon Musk's rival Starlink in Africa's most developed economy.

亚马逊周三宣布这家科技公司计划于2027年在南非推出其全新的卫星互联网服务Amazon Leo此举似乎使其在非洲最发达的经济体中领先于埃隆·马斯克的竞争对手星链(Starlink)抢占市场先机。

Amazon, founded by Jeff Bezos, announced that it will collaborate with South African internet service provider Herotel to launch a new service in this country of 62 million people.

由杰夫·贝佐斯创立的亚马逊宣布将与南非互联网服务提供商Herotel合作,在这个拥有6200万人口的国家推出新服务

Amazon stated that this marks the first deployment of its satellite internet protocol on the African continent.

亚马逊称这是其卫星互联网协议在非洲大陆的首次落地。

During the initial phase, no specific financial details were disclosed to the public.

在初始阶段并未对外公开任何涉及财务层面的具体信息。

Amazon's statement was released after Musk made sharp criticisms of his country of birth's government.

亚马逊的声明发布于马斯克对其出生国政府提出尖锐批评之后

The world's richest man claimed that South African regulations prevented him from launching Starlink in the country due to his white ethnicity, and accused the government of exhibiting racist tendencies.

这位世界首富声称南非的法规因其白人身份阻止他在该国推出星链并指责政府存在种族主义倾向

He was referring to South Africa's affirmative action plan, which requires foreign companies operating in the telecommunications sector to transfer a minority stake in their local entities to black or other non-white owners in order to obtain a license.

他指的是南非的平权行动计划该计划要求运营在通信领域的外国公司将其当地实体的少数股份交给黑人或其他非白人所有者才能获得许可证

These regulations are intended to compensate the non-white groups in the country who were historically deprived of opportunities under the apartheid systemthat is, the period previously dominated by a white minority.

这些法规旨在该国历史上在种族隔离制度下——先前由白人少数群体统治的时期——被剥夺了机会非白人群体提供补偿

The South African government has formally approved this transaction by Amazon, and Communications Minister Solly Malatsi, together with representatives from Amazon and Herotel, jointly announced the agreement to the public.

南非政府已正式批准亚马逊的此项交易通信部长索利·马拉齐协同亚马逊及Herotel公司的代表共同对外宣布该协议

Amazon successfully launched its first batch of low-orbit internet satellites last year and now claims that over 390 satellites are operating stably in orbit.

亚马逊于去年成功发射首批低轨道互联网卫星并宣称目前已有逾390颗卫星在轨稳定运行。

The first operational satellites of Starlink were launched in 2019, and the number currently in orbit has exceeded 10,000.

星链首批运行卫星于2019年发射目前在轨数量已超过10,000颗

Its satellite internet service has been launched in approximately twenty African countries, but Musk has refused to comply with South Africa's affirmative action plan.

其卫星互联网服务已在约二十余个非洲国家推出马斯克拒绝遵守南非的平权行动计划

Amazon stated on Wednesday that its deal in South Africa marks the launch of the company's expansion across Africa, and it will also collaborate with Vanu Inc., headquartered in Lexington, Massachusetts, a company that specialises in providing mobile internet services for developing countries.

亚马逊周三表示南非交易标志着该公司在整个非洲推广启动同时还将总部位于马萨诸塞州列克星敦Vanu Inc.合作这家公司专门发展中国家提供移动互联网服务

Africa has a population of over 1.5 billion, a significant portion of which is scattered across remote areas or regions lacking stable internet connectivity, endowing satellite internet with considerable market potential in the region.

非洲拥有逾十五亿人口其中相当一部分散居于偏远缺乏稳定互联网连接地区这使得卫星互联网在该区域蕴藏着极为可观的市场潜力

According to an announcement by Amazon and its local partner operators, Amazon Leo (formerly known as Project Kuiper) has signed agreements to launch services in Thailand, Kazakhstan, Australia, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Uruguay.

根据亚马逊及其合作的地方运营商发布的公告Amazon Leo此前被称为Project Kuiper已签署协议,计划在泰国哈萨克斯坦澳大利亚阿根廷巴西智利哥伦比亚厄瓜多尔秘鲁和乌拉圭推出服务

However, Starlink has taken a commanding lead in the competition and claims that its services now cover over 160 countries and regions.

然而星链在竞争中遥遥领先并宣称其服务目前已覆盖超过160个国家和地区

July 16th, 2026

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