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    Elon Musk’s Starlink Now Carries Over a Third of Fixed Internet Data in Zimbabwe

    Technology Updated:October 4, 20266 Views
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    Starlink carried 168.21 petabytes of fixed internet data in the fourth quarter of 2025, a 35.05% share of the market, according to POTRAZ figures reported by The Zimbabwe Independent. Six months earlier its share stood at 22.54%.

    Liquid Intelligent Technologies remains the largest carrier, with a narrowing lead. Its traffic fell 10.54% in the quarter, from 259.70 to 232.32 petabytes, and its share dropped from 58.90% to 48.41%. Starlink’s traffic grew 42.76% over the same period, The Herald reported.

    ProviderQ2 2025 traffic (PB)Q2 2025 shareQ4 2025 traffic (PB)Q4 2025 share
    Liquid Intelligent Technologies232.5162.44%232.3248.41%
    Starlink83.9422.54%168.2135.05%
    Other providers55.9515.02%79.4116.55%
    Total372.40100%479.94100%
    POTRAZ sector performance reports, Q2 and Q4 2025. PB = petabytes. Other providers = total minus Liquid and Starlink.

    TelOne and PowerTel also grew in the fourth quarter, by 35.01% and 32.25%, from a much smaller base. TelOne held 8.32% of traffic in mid-2025.

    Satellite connections, the category Starlink falls under, reached 86,488 in the first quarter of 2026, 17 behind the 86,505 fibre connections, according to Space in Africa.

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