Amazon Kuiper to create a satellite communications hub in Kazakhstan, investing $200 mlnKazakhtelecom and the Amazon Kuiper project have signed a distributor agreement to provide access services to the Kuiper satellite network, the press service of the head of state reported."Within the framework of the working visit of the President of Kazakhstan to New York, Kazakhtelecom and Amazon Kuiper signed a distributor agreement to provide access services to the Kuiper satellite network. According to this agreement, Amazon Kuiper plans to deploy its own ground infrastructure in Almaty, Akkol, and Aktau, investing about $200 million," stated the press release following the meeting between Tokayev and Amazon Senior Vice President David Zapolsky.It is noted that Amazon considers Kazakhstan as a key platform not only for implementing country-specific projects but also for forming a regional satellite communications hub.The President welcomed Amazon's plans to implement joint projects with the Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development of Kazakhstan and the company Kazakhtelecom.The cooperation covers such strategically important areas as providing access to broadband high-speed internet throughout Kazakhstan and strengthening cybersecurity. (ICE ALMATY)

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