World Richest man, Elon Musk on Friday, 27 May revealed that after months of negotiation his company, Starlink has been approved to operate in Nigeria by the Federal government. Musk’s Starlink is a satellite internet constellation operated by SpaceX, providing satellite Internet access coverage to 32 countries where its use has been licensed.

It is expected that Starlink provides high-speed, low-latency broadband internet across the globe. Within each coverage area, orders are fulfilled on a first-come, first-served basis.

Excited Musk is now ready to compete against MTN, Airtel, and several others for a slice of the telecommunication market.

Starlink has made various promises that could revolutionise how Nigerians browse the internet.
NCC speaks The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) confirmed to Nairametrics that it has licensed Starlink, a satellite internet constellation operated by SpaceX, providing satellite Internet access coverage to 32 countries. This licensing followed a visit to Nigeria by the company’s team in May last year.

It said “The company received two licenses, which include the International Gateway license and Internet Service Provider (ISP) license, and will be traiding as Starlink Internet Services Nigeria Ltd.

According to NCC, the International Gateway license has a 10-year tenure while the ISP license is to last for five years. Both licenses take effect from May 2022 and may be renewed after the expiration.” Types of licence Musk Starlink will operate under the Internet Service Provider (ISP) category and will be trading as Starlink Internet Services Nigeria Ltd.

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compete with MTN, I just dey laugh, if you know the price you will know that this people are jokers. Anytime American come to Africa is to exploit us, the Arab brought Etisalt they made it cheap, Chinese brought TECNO etc they made it cheap but ones is America is always expensive make them keep their link if they can't make it accessible for the masses.

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