Musk’s StarLink Terminals Sell Out in Nigeria as Demand Soars

October 24, 2024

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Elon Musk’s Starlink terminals sold out in five cities in Nigeria — which include its capital of Abuja as well as Kano, Lagos, Port Harcourt and Warri — where the high-speed internet service are available, according to a map on Starlink’s website.

Nigeria and Zimbabwe are the only two African nations where Starlink terminals have sold out, which means consumers there can’t place new orders for terminals because “the service is not available in the area,” according to Starlink.

Starlink — which serves more than 2.6 million customers globally — delivers broadband internet beamed down from a constellation of 5,500 satellites that SpaceX began deploying in 2019.

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