02 November 2023

Starlink’s services are now available in Zambia at a price of 770.5 Zambian kwachas per month, plus 10,774 kwachas for hardware.

It is the sixth African country after Nigeria, Rwanda, Mozambique, Kenya, and Malawi to benefit from the commercial services of billionaire Elon Musk’s company.

The commercial launch comes four months after the Zambian government awarded an operating license to Starlink following discussions in September 2022.

The advent of Starlink should help accelerate Internet coverage in Zambia, including remote and landlocked areas, therefore difficult to access for mobile operators’ terrestrial networks.