Uganda: Airtel Uganda Starts Direct-to-Cell Starlink Trials

Uganda: Airtel Uganda Starts Direct-to-Cell Starlink Trials

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- Airtel Uganda has commenced testing of the Starlink Direct-to-Cell satellite service in a move aimed at expanding connectivity and improving network access in hard-to-reach areas across the country.

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Starlink Approved for Provisional Operations in Uganda; Airtel Trials Direct-to-Cell Network

Uganda’s communications regulator has given Starlink a provisional license to operate in the country, as reported by Techpoint. The license was granted to Starlink, SpaceX’s satellite internet service, but Airtel Uganda had previously started testing Starlink’s direct-to-cell (D2C) LEO satellite service. Starlink operating in Uganda Starlink could improve connectivity in locations where terrestrial network infrastructure is limited, as the direc…

Starlink wins provisional satellite license in Uganda as Airtel tests direct-to-cell service

Uganda's UCC has granted Starlink a provisional licence while Airtel Uganda tests the operator's direct-to-cell satellite service, signalling growing African regulatory openness to LEO broadband.

Airtel Uganda starts Direct-to-Cell Starlink trials

Airtel Uganda CEO and Managing Director, Soumendra Sahu, Airtel trials to boost connectivity in hard-to-reach areas Kampala ,Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT |   Airtel Uganda has commenced testing of the Starlink Direct-to-Cell satellite service in a move aimed at expanding connectivity and improving network access in hard-to-reach areas across the country. Following approval from the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), Airtel Uganda recently re…

Airtel Ug Begins Starlink Signal Testing Via Direct-to-Cell

On May 19, 2026, Airtel Ug announced the formal commencement of live testing for the Starlink Direct-to-Cell satellite service. The post Airtel Ug begins Starlink signal testing via Direct-to-Cell appeared first on Kampala Edge Times™.