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Amazon Leo Satellite Broadband Launch in South Africa

Sector: Residential • Location: Johannesburg, South Africa

Source: ITWeb

Project
Planned

Amazon Leo, a low Earth orbit satellite broadband service, will be launched in South Africa through a distribution agreement with Herotel. The service aims to provide high-speed internet to residential customers across South Africa, especially in areas beyond the reach of fibre and fixed wireless infrastructure. The service is expected to launch commercially in 2027, with Herotel using its evry pl

Status
Prospective
Sector
Residential, Telecommunications, Broadband
Location
Johannesburg, South Africa
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
ITWeb

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The project “Amazon Leo Satellite Broadband Launch in South Africa” is an infrastructure initiative in the Residential sector, located in Johannesburg, South Africa. Taiyo aggregates data on it from ITWeb.

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Amazon Leo, a low Earth orbit satellite broadband service, will be launched in South Africa through a distribution agreement with Herotel. The service aims to provide high-speed internet to residential customers across South Africa, especially in areas beyond the reach of fibre and fixed wireless infrastructure. The service is expected to launch commercially in 2027, with Herotel using its evry platform to connect households and small businesses.

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Telecommunications

Location

Country

South Africa

City

Johannesburg

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ITWeb

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Sector

Residential, Telecommunications, Broadband

Article published date

2026-07-18

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