Starlink Broadband Reaches More Schools in Kazakhstan

The Ministry of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry of Kazakhstan has announced that a further 250 Starlink terminals have been sent to rural schools in three of the country’s regions. Akmola received 138 terminals; Zhambyl, 53, and Zhetysu, 55. Starlink terminals have also been installed in 48 schools in flood-hit regions to ensure uninterrupted education and today,  502 rural schools across the country, have access to an average Internet speed of 200 Mbit/s. The provision of high-speed Internet and the development of digital projects in rural schools is a long-standing priority and last week, to progress the initiative, the Minister of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry Bagdat Musin met representatives of SpaceX to discuss its expansion of Starlink technology throughout Kazakhstan.