A report by broadband intelligence agency Ookla has detailed the speeds of Starlink Web in Sub-Saharan Africa, with Nigeria rising amongst nations getting slower speeds from the satellite tv for pc service.
Based on the report, Starlink common pace in Nigeria is 49.6 Mbps, whereas a rustic like Botswana enjoys 106.4 Mbps from the identical community.
Explaining the disparity to Nairametrics, a Spokesperson for Ookla attributed the slower pace in Nigeria to community congestion.
“Nigeria is arguably Starlink’s largest market in Africa, so its community could possibly be extra congested than that in Botswana. The variety of customers linked to the identical satellite tv for pc can influence speeds,” he stated.
Nairametrics earlier reported that Elon Musk’s Starlink turned the second-largest Web Service Supplier (ISP) in Nigeria with 65,564 clients as of Q3 2024.
Starlink speeds in different African nations
Whereas Botswana topped with 106.4 Mbps pace, Eswatini got here second with 86.2 Mbps, barely greater than Rwanda’s 85.5 Mbps.
- Burundi recorded 79.5 Mbps on the Starlink community, adopted by Sierra Leone at 77.8 Mbps.
- Mozambique, Ghana, Malawi, and Zambia are additionally getting sooner speeds than Nigeria, because the nations recorded 75.7, 75.1, 71.3, and 69.7 Mbps in that order.
- Nations getting decrease speeds than Nigeria are Zimbabwe, South Sudan, Kenya, and Madagascar.
Based on Ookla, the variety of satellites over a location may have an effect on sign energy and pace, including that extra satellites can result in higher protection and better speeds.
- As well as, the agency famous that the standard and positioning of the satellite tv for pc dish (terminal) may affect efficiency.
Starlink vs terrestrial ISPs in Africa
Regardless of the disparity in speeds, the report famous that Starlink’s pace outperforms terrestrial ISPs throughout African nations
“Based on Speedtest Intelligence, Starlink delivers considerably greater median obtain speeds than the general median for different ISPs throughout all surveyed markets.
“For instance, Starlink affords median speeds of 106.36 Mbps and 86.18 Mbps in Botswana and Eswatini, respectively—far exceeding the 9.36 Mbps and 13.6 Mbps supplied by different ISPs.
“In Burundi and Mozambique, the Starlink-to-other-ISP obtain pace ratio can be excessive at 7.6 and 6.6, respectively. Even in Ghana and Rwanda, with the quickest median obtain pace for terrestrial ISPs at 44.66 Mbps and 44.15 Mbps in Q1 2025, respectively, Starlink outperformed them with 75.1 Mbps and 85.5 Mbps,” the report acknowledged.
Extra usually, it acknowledged that Starlink remains to be sooner than different ISPs in Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Kenya, Malawi, and Zambia by an element of two to 4.
Nonetheless, the pace distinction is lower than double in just a few spots, like Ghana, Rwanda, and Madagascar.
What it is best to know
Regardless of its greater prices in contrast with native ISPs, Starlink, which introduced its presence in Nigeria in January 2023, had sparked excessive curiosity amongst Nigerians who have been keen to vary their service suppliers.
- The ever-present standing of its satellite tv for pc service additionally encourages individuals in areas with poor web connections to go for Starlink.
- Many native ISPs which have been in operation in Nigeria for a number of years are at present having far lower than the variety of clients Starlink has garnered in simply two years of its operations.
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