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Nigerians to enjoy speedy internet service as Elon Musk’s Starlink rolls out in Nigeria this December, FG announces

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For the delivery of broadband service and improved internet across Nigeria, the Federal Government says Elon Musk’s satellite company, Space X, will roll out Starlink Internet Service before 2023 rolls in.

Already, the Federal Government has entered into a partnership with Space X on the project.

Persecondnews recalls that Starlink’s seven months after the company was issued Internet Service Provider (ISP) licence by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) about seven months ago.

Space X had promised to roll out its satellite broadband service in Q3 2022 to cover all parts of the country but shifted it to Q4, citing regulatory issues.

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, disclosed this at the US-Space Forum held on the sidelines of the just-concluded US-Africa Leaders’ Summit in Washington attended by President Muhammadu Buhari.

“The nationwide rollout shall take place before the end of 2022, after the conclusion of a few administrative processes,” he said.

Pantami said the federal government had approved the company’s application as a High Throughput Satellite (HTS) Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) operator in the Nigerian Telecommunications Sector.

“As part of the partnership, Space X is to provide broadband access across the whole of Nigeria, enabling nationwide access to broadband connectivity way ahead of the December 2025 schedule, as outlined in our National Broadband Plan.

“With this collaboration with SpaceX’s Starlink, Nigeria is set to be the 1st African country to introduce the service,” the minister said.

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