TechCentral: South Africa should heed Ukraine before licensing Starlink

South African outlet TechCentral urges regulator Icasa to write a ban on service throttling or cut-offs without a court order into every satellite licence. It cites the Starshield speed cap that grounded Ukrainian interceptor drones, reportedly ordered by Musk or the White House. The outlet also calls for licensing several constellations, including Starlink, Amazon Leo, OneWeb and China's Qianfan.

• Ukrainian drones stopped working above ~160 km/h due to a Starshield speed cap
• WSJ says Musk ordered it; US officials point to a White House directive
• TechCentral wants a court-order requirement for any service cut-off in South Africa
• It urges licensing Starlink, Amazon Leo, OneWeb and China's Qianfan