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Amazon will launch satellite internet in South Africa, appearing to beat Musk in his home country.

Amazon will launch satellite internet in South Africa, appearing to beat Musk in his home country.

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July 16th, 2026

Amazon will launch satellite internet in South Africa, appearing to beat Musk in his home country.

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

亚马逊周三宣布将于2027年在南非推出卫星互联网服务Amazon Leo

This is the company's first satellite internet agreement in Africa.

这是该公司在非洲首个卫星互联网协议

The partner is Herotel, a South African internet provider.

合作方南非互联网提供商Herotel

Amazon says this move puts it ahead of Musk's Starlink in Africa's most developed economy.

亚马逊表示此举使其在非洲最发达经济体领先于马斯克的星链

Musk once criticized the South African government. He said its rules stop Starlink from operating there.

马斯克曾批评南非政府其法规阻止星链在当地运营

South Africa requires foreign communication companies to give some shares to Black and other non-white owners. Only then can they get a license.

南非要求外国通信公司向黑人等非白人所有者转让部分股权才能获得许可证

These rules aim to fix the unfairness from the apartheid period.

这些法规旨在弥补种族隔离时期的不公

South Africa's communication minister, Solly Malatsi, announced the agreement together with representatives from Amazon and Herotel.

南非通信部长索利·马拉齐亚马逊Herotel代表共同宣布了该协议

Amazon launched its first low-orbit internet satellites last year. Now there are more than 390 of them in orbit.

亚马逊去年发射了首批低轨道互联网卫星目前已有超过390颗在轨

Starlink launched its first satellites in 2019. It now has more than 10,000 in orbit.

星链于2019年发射首批卫星现有超过10,000颗在轨

Starlink is available in about twenty African countries. But Musk refuses to follow South Africa's affirmative action plan.

星链已在约二十多个非洲国家推出,马斯克拒绝遵守南非的平权计划

Amazon said the South Africa deal is the start of its Africa expansion. It will also work with Vanu Inc.

亚马逊表示南非交易是其非洲推广的开端还将与Vanu Inc.合作

In Africa, over 1.5 billion people live in areas without reliable internet, so the market has great potential.

非洲超15亿人口中许多居住在无固定互联网的地区市场潜力巨大

Amazon Leo has signed agreements to launch in Thailand, Kazakhstan, and other countries.

Amazon Leo已签署协议在泰国、哈萨克斯坦等多国推出

But Starlink now operates in over 160 countries, giving it a clear lead.

但星链目前在160多个国家运营领先明显

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