Mozambique is already using internet data transmission technology via a Starlink satellite. The information is provided by News which cites the Communications Regulatory Authority (INCM), and the portal Stuff, which quotes anonymous sources.

The technology used in a Starlink satellite was created by Elon Musk, the South African who owns the Tesla car factory, the Twitter social network and SpaceX, which deals with internet issues.

Mozambique thus joins the list of African countries taking advantage of Starlink, third behind Nigeria and Rwanda, which adopted the system in February and March this year respectively.

The monthly cost of the lowest subscription, for example to install the technology in a home, is three thousand meticais. It is estimated that this is in line with what is charged in the other two countries. Meanwhile, the cost of installing the equipment, which includes a satellite dish, modem and router, is 40,492 meticais.

plus shipping and handling costs of 1,530 meticais.

The newspaper writes that customers have the prerogative to return the equipment if they have not noticed that it works. However, it does not say whether the purchase price of the equipment is refundable.

For now, the number of subscribers is unknown, but there is certainty that it is being used in Mozambique, with signs of an ever-increasing number of customers, some even "waiting in line".

Starlink, known as the trendiest internet of the moment, is a satellite internet service developed by the company SpaceX, led by Elon Musk. In February 2022, Starlink obtained a license to operate in Mozambique, opening the door to a new era of connectivity in the country. Since then, the service has generated great interest, but information about its operation and availability has remained scarce.