Starlink just announced that it was introduced in the East African country of Eswatini (formerly known as Swaziland).
The launch in Eswatini adds to Starlink’s impressive 2023 expansion tally. In recent weeks, the ISP expanded into Honduras, Costa Rica, and so forth.
Furthermore, Eswatini marks the 8th African country Starlink is available in (see above tweet). Previously, Starlink was introduced in Nigeria, Benin, Zambia, Malawi, or Kenya, among others.
10 African markets (see also tweet above) is a particularly impressive feat considering that Starlink only began expanding into the continent in February 2023 (Nigeria).
In case you wonder: the difference between countries and markets can be explained by territories. Réunion, a French overseas department, counts as a market, but not country.
For the whole year of 2023, Starlink has been introduced in 24 different countries, making it a total of 69 across all seven continents.
In the interim, Starlink also managed to grow to over 2 million customers and got rid of the waitlist requirements for its Residential tier in the US.
As a result, the business has now become cashflow positive according to SpaceX founder Elon Musk, a stepping stone in his ambition to colonize Mars.
Meanwhile, the Residential package, Starlink’s most commonly adopted plan, is priced at ZAR 1,070 (~ USD 58) per month.
Hardware and shipping will cost customers another ZAR 12,450 (~ USD 670) for the Standard rectangular antenna.
Feel free to check out all the different prices that Starlink charges by visiting our global price list.
The launch in Eswatini certainly represents a limited opportunity for Starlink considering the country’s 1.2 million population size and limited tourism sector.
In any case, Starlink will, similar to other African countries, incentivize adoption by working together with local governmental bodies and other organizations.
who do we contact in Eswatini to obtain a quote?
Just order directly on Starlink’s website!
we are having a challenge, we bought Starlink kit last month and was bought by our dad, unfortunately he pass on, we do not know how to make payment now. we are at eSwatini.