Amazon has announced that its new satellite internet service, Amazon Leo, will launch in South Africa by 2027, positioning the tech giant to potentially outpace Elon Musk’s rival Starlink in Africa’s most developed economy.
The tech giant, founded by Jeff Bezos, confirmed a partnership with South African internet provider Herotel to roll out the service in the nation of 62 million people. This marks Amazon’s inaugural satellite internet agreement on the African continent. Financial specifics of the deal were not immediately disclosed.
