The Nigerian Communications Commission had already awarded a permit to SpaceX
Reuters reports that Nigeria has issued seven-year satellite permits to the Amazon Leo constellation (formerly known as Kuiper), Israel’s NSLComm’s BeetleSat and Germany-based Satelio IoT Services. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) had already awarded a permit to SpaceX.
Amazon’s Leo will beam Ka-band services over Nigeria via its 3,236-satellite Project Kuiper from February 2026 to February 2033. NSLComm was granted similar permission for services from its 264-satellite BeetleSat-1 network, while Satelio IoT was approved to provide services from its planned 491-satellite IoT system. At the moment, only one satellite is in orbit.
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.
