Namibia: Starlink’s Namibian Chapter – Progress, Not Panic

The licensing process marks regulatory maturity, not a threat to our digital future

The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (Cran) recently published Starlink’s telecommunications licence application for public comment in Government Gazette No 8795, a procedural milestone that deserves recognition rather than alarm. This moment represents Namibia’s regulatory system working exactly as designed: transparent, consultative, and grounded in law.

Yet a peculiar anxiety has emerged in some…