We’re bringing Amazon Leo to South Africa through a new collaboration with Herotel, helping bring fast, reliable internet to millions of people and small businesses in rural, peri-urban and agricultural communities across the country. Read more: https://spr.ly/6047BEXME5
The largest markets for NTN Satellite D2D and D2C services are the global south and Southeast Asian Island Archipelago regions, and I will discuss this more during my next Keynote Live public speaking presentation on the LEO Satellite IoT Ecosystem Meets Multi-Orbit D2D/D2C Space Race on July 31st during the INFORMSCon 2026 conference at the Amazon Everest Reception Hall, see flyer for details and registration, Cordially, Karl J Weaver Newport Technologies
Mauricio Ortega
3mo
Expanding LEO satellite footprints to complement existing fiber and fixed wireless backbones is the right way to solve the last-mile challenge in complex geographies. Satellite connectivity isn't here to replace terrestrial networks; it’s a necessary architectural layer for bridging the digital divide in rural and agricultural communities where trenching fiber simply isn't operationally or financially viable. Phenomenal collaboration to drive regional network density!
Robert Kilcoyne
3mo
How do you sign up as a reseller in the UK please?
Kevin Hamusute
3mo
I guess there's no need for Starlink then
That's good news indeed!
The South Africa rollout is the model to watch for North America's rural small-business gap too — the businesses waiting longest for real bandwidth aren't in dense metros, they're the ones a fiber build will never reach on any reasonable timeline. We're already fielding questions from multi-location operators who want to know when this becomes available stateside.