Airtel and Starlink Bring Satellite-to-Phone Connectivity to Africa — What It Could Mean for Kenya
Airtel Africa and SpaceX’s Starlink have taken a major step toward eliminating mobile network dead zones across Africa with the commercial launch of direct satellite-to-phone connectivity in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The service, commercially launched on 14 August 2026, allows compatible smartphones to communicate directly with Starlink satellites when conventional Airtel mobile coverage […]