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Amazon will launch satellite internet services in South Africa, seemingly surpassing Musk's progress in his home country.

Amazon will launch satellite internet services in South Africa, seemingly surpassing Musk's progress in his home country.

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July 16th, 2026

Amazon will launch satellite internet services in South Africa, seemingly surpassing Musk's progress in his home country.

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Amazon announced on Wednesday that the tech giant plans to launch a new satellite internet service, 'Amazon Leo,' in South Africa by 2027, a move that could give it a head start in Africa's most advanced economy, ahead of Elon Musk's rival Starlink.

亞馬遜週三宣布這家科技巨頭計劃於2027年在南非推出新的衛星網路服務「Amazon Leo」,此舉可能使其在非洲最先進的經濟體中搶佔先機領先伊隆·馬斯克的競爭對手Starlink

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.

由傑夫·貝佐斯創立的亞馬遜宣布將與南非網路服務供應商Herotel攜手合作在這個擁有六千兩百萬人口的國度推出全新服務

Amazon stated that this project represents the first satellite internet agreement it has signed on the African continent.

亞馬遜表示這項計畫是其在非洲大陸簽署的首個衛星網路協議

The initial phase did not disclose any financial details.

初步階段並未揭露任何財務相關細節

Amazon's announcement came hot on the heels of Musk's scathing criticism of his country of birth's government.

亞馬遜的這項宣布緊接在馬斯克對其出生國政府發表嚴厲批評之後。

The world's wealthiest individual has stated that South African regulations prevent him from launching Starlink there on account of his being white, and has accused the country's government of being racist.

這位全球首富曾表示南非的法規禁止他在當地推出Starlink原因在於他是白人並指責該國政府帶有種族主義色彩

He was referring to South Africa's affirmative action policy, which stipulates that foreign companies seeking an operating license in the telecommunications sector must allocate a portion of their local entity's minority equity to Black or other non-white owners.

他所指的是南非的平權政策該政策規定外國企業若要在通訊領域取得營運許可必須將其本地實體的部分少數股權分配給黑人或其他非白人所有者

These regulations are intended to compensate for the opportunities that non-white individuals were systematically denied under the country's previous apartheid system, which was dominated by a white minority.

這些法規旨在補償在該國先前由白人少數主導的種族隔離制度下,非白人被系統性剝奪機會

The South African government expressed its support for Amazon's transaction, with Communications Minister Solly Malatsi jointly announcing the agreement alongside representatives from Amazon and Herotel.

南非政府亞馬遜的這項交易表示支持通信部長Solly Malatsi亞馬遜Herotel的代表共同宣布了該協議

Amazon successfully launched its first batch of low-orbit internet satellites last year and stated that over 390 satellites are currently in operation.

亞馬遜去年成功將其首批低軌道網際網路衛星送入軌道,並表示目前已有超過390顆衛星在運行

Starlink's first operational satellites were launched in 2019, and to date, over 10,000 have been deployed in orbit.

Starlink首批運行衛星於2019年發射迄今已有逾10,000顆部署於軌道

The satellite network service has expanded to approximately twenty African countries; however, Musk has refused to comply with South Africa's affirmative action regulations.

該衛星網路服務已拓展至約二十多個非洲國家然而馬斯克拒絕遵循南非的平權法規

Amazon stated on Wednesday that the South African deal marks the starting point for its expansion into Africa, and that it will also collaborate with Vanu Inc., headquartered in Lexington, Massachusetts, a company specializing in mobile network technology for developing nations.

亞馬遜週三表示南非交易拓展非洲業務的起點未來也將總部位於麻塞諸塞州列星頓的Vanu Inc.合作該公司專注於開發中國家的行動網路技術

Africa has a population of over 1.5 billion, the majority of whom reside in rural and remote areas lacking stable internet connectivity, making the market potential for satellite internet exceptionally substantial.

非洲擁有逾十五億人口其中多數聚居於缺乏穩定網路連線的鄉村及偏遠地區因此衛星網路的市場潛力極為可觀

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 countries including Thailand, Kazakhstan, Australia, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Uruguay.

根據亞馬遜及其合作的地方運營商發布的公告Amazon Leo此前稱為Project Kuiper已簽署協議,計劃在泰國、哈薩克、澳大利亞、阿根廷、巴西、智利、哥倫比亞、厄瓜多、秘魯及烏拉圭等國推出服務

Nevertheless, Starlink maintains a significant lead, claiming that its services now cover over 160 countries.

然而Starlink 仍舊保持顯著領先地位,並宣稱其服務現已覆蓋一百六十個國家

July 16th, 2026

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