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ABUJA, Jan 16 (Reuters) – Nigeria has issued seven-year satellite permits to Amazon’s (AMZN.O), opens new tab<\/a> Kuiper Systems, Israel’s NSLComm’s BeetleSat and Germany-based Satelio IoT Services, joining Elon Musk-owned SpaceX among operators cleared to expand space-based broadband, the telecoms regulator said on Thursday.<\/p>\n

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said it issued the permits under its commercial satellite communications guidelines, a licensing framework designed to draw investment into the sector.<\/p>\n

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The decision advances the regulator’s drive to open Nigeria, Africa’s largest telecoms market, to next-generation non-geostationary satellite (NGSO) systems, the NCC posted on its website.<\/p>\n

Amazon’s Kuiper Systems won a seven-year licence to beam Ka-band services over Nigeria via its 3,236-satellite Project Kuiper from February 2026 to February 2033. NSLComm gained similar clearance for its 264-satellite BeetleSat-1 network, while Satelio IoT was approved for its planned 491-satellite IoT system, though only one satellite is currently in orbit.<\/p>\n

The NCC said the permits support its push to fast-track expansion of satellite broadband services and bring Nigeria in line with global best practices.<\/p>\n

Reporting by Camillus Eboh
\nWriting by Elisha Bala-Gbogbo
\nEditing by David Goodman<\/p>\n

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