Starlink’s expansion reaches yet another African nation as it launches its services in Sierra Leone, marking the ninth country on the continent to gain access to the satellite network. Globally, the company has established operations in 100 counties.
Confirmation of this rollout came through a tweet shared on Starlink’s official X account on Tuesday evening.
Furthermore, Sierra Leone offers three business service plans by Starlink, providing priority data ranging from 40GB to 2TB per month and unlimited standard data.
Kits and plan prices
The entry-level business plan, offering 40GB of monthly priority data, is priced at SLE 1,461 (KES 8,326). For users requiring higher data capacities, options include 1TB and 2TB plans, priced between SLE 2,254 (KES 12,847) and SLE 4,497 (KES 25,632), respectively.
In Sierra Leone, Starlink’s personal broadband service comes at a price of SLE 1,020 (KES 5,820), while standard kits are available for SLE 7,860 (KES 44,806). Additional costs for shipping and handling of personal products amount to SLE 517 (KES 2,947).
In addition to the standard actuated kits, Starlink will introduce a flat high-performance dish kit priced at SLE 64,630 (KES 368,412). This kit can be complemented with extra accessories, such as the Starlink Wi-Fi router and a pipe adapter, priced at SLE 3,040 (KES 17,322.87) and SLE 3,850 (KES 21,944), respectively. Shipping and handling for business products incur an additional charge of SLE 1,299 (KES 7,404). Hardware delivery is limited to specific areas in Sierra Leone, namely Freetown, Makeni, Bo, and Kenema.
Starlink presents an alternative to fixed-LTE and fixed-5G services in areas where cellular networks perform poorly and fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) infrastructure is unavailable.
