In the Ministry of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry (Mtzrian), Kazakhastan explained the reasons for the restrictions on the Internet satellites of Ilon Mask and reported what alternatives the department would offer. This is reported by the agency Kazinform.
MCCRIAP at the end of last year published a draft order in which a ban on the supply and use of Satellite communication systems Thuraya, Iridium, Inmarsat and Starlink.
The response to the agency’s request, the digital department reported that the measures taken are related to the threat of national security, since according to the Law of Kazakhstan it is forbidden to use communication networks managed from abroad.
In response to limiting foreign satellite systems, Kazakhstan examines alternative options.
“The Committee is being worked out by the possibility of using the shipowners of the necessary navigation equipment in accordance with international conventions. On the issue of ensuring the connections of remote areas as an alternative option, the domestic satellite system” KAZSAT “and the international company OneWEB which built the Center for the Deliver Management on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The pilot project organized the use of Starlink technology for the provision of the Internet in rural schools, ”the Minzifra Telecommunications Committee said in a statement.
In addition, the Ministry signed a memorandum with Amazon Kuiper Commercial Services LLC for cooperation in the field of space technology and satellite communications. Negotiations are underway with the Chinese company Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology Co., LTD for the construction of the Department of Management in Kazakhstan.
“We additionally note that the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan approved the National Project” Available Internet “, within the framework of which it is planned to build the necessary infrastructure to provide the population with access to the Internet,” Mtzriap said.