Airtel Africa Completes Data and Messaging Testing of Starlink Mobile in Kenya

2026-03-25 - 09:12

Airtel Africa and SpaceX have announced the successful testing of data and messaging services with Starlink Mobile in Kenya, in a significant step towards bringing satellite-to-mobile connectivity to millions of people across Airtel Africa’s 14 markets. The testing was done in ‘no connectivity’ areas where terrestrial mobile networks did not have a signal. In these...