The Center for the Management of Radio Frequency Resources and Information Security sent 48 Starlink kits to the regions affected by emergencies.

The Ministry of Digital Development, Innovations and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan has sent 48 Starlink terminals to regions affected by flooding, in accordance with requests from regional Akimats.

Specifically, the Ministry has sent 30 terminals to the Kostanay region, three terminals to the Aktobe region, three terminals to West Kazakhstan Region, one complex to the Ulytau region, six terminals to the Atyrau region, two to East Kazakhstan Region, and three to North Kazakhstan Region. Starlink terminals are primarily installed in schools to ensure uninterrupted educational processes.

Additionally, the delivery of additional terminal complexes is planned for this week to enable parallel connectivity across the entire Republic. If necessary and upon receiving corresponding requests from Akimats, the Ministry is ready to send additional terminals.

To date, 447 rural schools have been provided with internet access using Starlink technology. After the installation of terminals, the average internet speed in schools reaches 200 Mbps.

Furthermore, mobile operators have credited additional resources to tariff plans for subscribers in flood-affected areas: 40–50 minutes of calls, 40–50 SMS messages, and 8–10 GB of data for 7 days.

The Ministry has transferred Thuraya satellite phones to the Akimat of the Aktobe region to organize rapid and continuous communication.

At the same time, Astana Hub has collected more than 30 innovative solutions for flood management and submitted them to the Ministry of Emergency Situations for review.

Source: gov.kz