SpaceX/Starlink, which registered Starlink Haiti SA, has obtained approval to operate freely in the French-speaking Caribbean country pursuant to a defined registered Ku-band and associated frequencies.

The move follows registration and licensing in Jamaica in the third quarter of 2022. Starlink is progressively expanding in the Caribbean region.

An announcement was made this week by Resscop & Delaporte, Inc, a strategic partnership company of DeLaPorte & Associates, Inc that is working toward bringing various companies together to invest, develop, and create jobs in Haiti.

Resscop’s aim is to increase the countries’ gross domestic product (GDP), support education, health care and other development programmes.

Resscop noted in its release that the Starlink permit will allow the company to provide wireless broadband Internet services throughout Haiti.

“Starlink can provide connectivity that will help meet Haiti’s connectivity goals, reducing the infrastructure investment required to connect every last mile and complements traditional Internet providers’ service areas,” Resscop stated, adding, “Around the globe, Starlink has enabled communities in need to gain access to education, health services, enable remote work and provide critical communication support during natural disasters. With Starlink, rural and remote classrooms can reap the same educational benefits as those in urban areas. Farmers can leverage data-driven approaches to agricultural production and fishermen can stay in contact with their family. When natural disasters strike, Starlink’s services can be deployed rapidly to support emergency responders and enable communication for those impacted.

“In today’s world the need for complicated infrastructure is no longer the best economic advantage for underserved countries. The need to supply rural Internet access with affordable service has never been more urgent, especially for locations where terrestrial technologies may not reach. Starlink has an active fleet of satellites orbiting the planet providing consumer-based service.”

The development agency stated, “Starlink has the capability to support the infrastructure in the Internet broadband service programmes to the country, which in turn will attract services to better support education, health care, business development, job creations, agriculture, attraction of international businesses, nearshoring development companies, and foreign direct investment.

It was proposed that Starlink’s services can further support enterprise, government and be complementary to existing terrestrial telecommunications providers.

Resscorp said, “Starlink is perfectly suited to support resiliency, redundancy and quick response communication needs during disaster. Starlink views the establishment of the Digital Acceleration programme is of extreme importance to Haiti’s underserved communes. Using reliable satellite broadband, like the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Starlink system, can help make affordable broadband a reality for Haiti.”

Starlink’s services will provide Haiti a unique opportunity to leapfrog into the 21st century.

Resscop said that a Starlink system in Haiti can either be purchased directly from Starlink’s website or through any approved authorised reseller from the regulator.