{"id":54685,"date":"2025-08-09T05:33:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T05:33:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/54685\/"},"modified":"2025-08-09T05:33:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T05:33:07","slug":"starlink-launches-internet-services-in-somalia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/54685\/","title":{"rendered":"Starlink launches internet services in Somalia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This deployment represents a significant stride toward bridging Somalia\u2019s digital divide and fostering greater participation in the digital economy.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"90\" data-end=\"623\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-19070\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Starlink.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\"  \/>Starlink has launched its high-speed satellite internet service in Somalia, marking its entry into the company\u2019s 25th African market. The rollout follows the National Communications Authority\u2019s (NCA) approval of Starlink\u2019s operational licence in April 2025, a move government officials have hailed as a major step towards bridging the country\u2019s digital divide. The launch aligns with the Somali National ICT Policy and Strategy (2019\u20132024), which prioritises building domestic digital infrastructure and widening access.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"625\" data-end=\"1038\">The service aims to transform internet coverage and drive digital inclusion in a nation where 70% of the population lacks reliable broadband. Starlink\u2019s residential plan costs $70 per month, with a one-time hardware fee of $390. While the pricing is higher than that of many local providers, some consumers may view its low-latency, high-speed connectivity as worth the premium.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1040\" data-end=\"1216\">Officials see Starlink\u2019s arrival as a boost to socio-economic growth, helping address digital infrastructure gaps and paving the way for a more connected, sustainable future.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1218\" data-end=\"1670\">The Somalia launch comes after Starlink\u2019s recent entries into Chad and Lesotho earlier this year, markets where regulatory hurdles were minimal compared to South Africa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This deployment represents a significant stride toward bridging Somalia\u2019s digital divide and fostering greater participation in the digital&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":54686,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[64,63,237,105],"class_list":{"0":"post-54685","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-internet","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-internet","11":"tag-technology"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54685","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54685"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54685\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54686"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54685"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54685"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}