Starlink Expands Across Africa: Diverse Pricing and Challenges in 2025 Rollout

March 27, 2025
Starlink Expands Across Africa: Diverse Pricing and Challenges in 2025 Rollout
  • The pricing for Starlink services varies significantly across these countries, influenced by local regulatory environments, import duties, market competition, and economic conditions.

  • Starlink's pricing strategy is tailored to reflect local market conditions, regulatory requirements, and competitive pressures, aiming to provide accessible high-speed internet.

  • In Botswana, hardware costs range from $359 to $363, with monthly service fees between $28 and $52 depending on the selected plan.

  • Malawi's monthly service starts at MK94,000, with hardware costs ranging from MK655,000 to MK681,500.

  • Nigeria's pricing has fluctuated, currently set at NGN75,000 per month for service and NGN590,000 for hardware.

  • Kenya offers competitive pricing, with monthly fees of Ksh4,000 for the Residential Lite plan and Ksh6,500 for the standard plan.

  • In Mozambique, residential service fees are around MZN 3,000, although costs can be higher in urban areas.

  • Starlink plans to launch its service in Namibia later in 2025, but it faces regulatory challenges in Lesotho and South Africa due to local ownership laws.

  • Sierra Leone charges NLe1,020.00 per month for service, with hardware priced at NLe7,860.00.

  • In Zimbabwe, the service costs $50 per month for unlimited data, with a hardware fee of $350.

  • A number of countries have recently embraced Starlink, including Botswana, Burundi, Cape Verde, Eswatini, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Niger, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

  • As of March 2025, Starlink has significantly expanded its satellite internet service across Africa, with Nigeria being the first country to adopt it in January 2023.

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