Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTC) says it has the capacity to handle any competition that may result from Starlink operating in Namibia.
Speaking during the company’s annual results announcements on Monday, MTC chief commercial officer Octivius Kahiya said the company has invested in infrastructure over time and can handle competition
“We can reassure our investors and key stakeholders [that] we have made a lot of investments that will mitigate any risk that may come,” said Kahiya.
Starlink is a satellite internet constellation operated by Starlink Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of Elon Musk’s SpaceX.
It delivers broadband internet beamed down from a network of roughly 5 500 satellites that SpaceX began launching in 2019.
Earlier this month, the Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia ordered Starlink to stop operations in Namibia because it was operating without the required telecommunications licence.
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