Amazon Solves South Africa Puzzle That Stalled Starlink | The Kenyan…

Amazon will launch its Leo satellite broadband service in South Africa in 2027 through a partnership with local ISP Herotel, sidestepping the black economic empowerment ownership requirements that have blocked Starlink's entry by operating through an existing licensed operator rather than seeking its own licence. If you're building satellite broadband, the regulatory wall isn't the wall—the local operator who already has a licence is the door. Amazon just showed that working through an incumbent's infrastructure beats fighting a government for four years.