A Chinese tech company has signed a deal in Brazil, positioning it as a potential challenger to Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet constellation in the region. Shanghai-based Space Sail on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding with Brazil’s state-owned telecommunications company Telecomnicacoes Brasileiras (Telebras). ) This coincided with Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to the Latin American country. The agreement will provide broadband internet services in Brazil in 2026.
SpaceSail will bring satellite-based Internet to areas with limited connectivity by deploying the Qianfan (“A Thousand Sails”) constellation, a low-orbit satellite network currently under construction that supports Brazil’s national digital inclusion policy. The plan is to provide access, company officials said. WeChat account.
The initiative will provide broadband services to schools, hospitals, and rural areas, streamlining the delivery of critical public services in traditionally underserved areas, while driving the nation’s digital economic transformation. The purpose is to.
Brazil wants to diversify its satellite internet providers to reduce its dependence on Starlink, which controls 46% of the country’s satellite internet market.
A commercial spacecraft launch site in Wenchang City, Hainan Province, southern China. Satellite internet provider SpaceSail is positioned to challenge Starlink’s current dominance in Brazil. Photo: Xinhua News Agency
Musk was embroiled in a months-long dispute with Brazil earlier this year after the country’s Supreme Court blocked his social media platform X for refusing to block accounts that spread misinformation.
