Kenya's Safaricom urges new requirements for satellite providers like Starlink


Pedestrians walk outside the Safaricom mobile phone customer care centre during the launch of its 5G internet service in the central business district of Nairobi, Kenya October 27, 2022. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi/File Photo

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's biggest telecoms company Safaricom has urged regulators to consider requiring satellite internet providers such as Elon Musk's Starlink to partner with local mobile network operators.

Starlink, a unit of SpaceX, operates in several African countries but has faced regulatory challenges registering in others. It launched in Kenya in July last year.

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