The global satellite system for Internet access Starlink plans to open a representative office in Ukraine, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov said on Tuesday.
“Now, Ukraine is almost impossible to imagine without modern Starlink technology. And this technology will become even more accessible to Ukrainians. After all, today we received another positive news: Starlink has begun work on opening a representative office in Ukraine,” he wrote on his Telegram channel.
Fedorov also said that, for his part, he instructed the relevant authorities to complete the necessary procedures for certification, measurements and the provision of frequencies as soon as possible.
According to Fedorov, today, more than 10,000 Starlink stations help the Armed Forces of Ukraine to stay in touch and carry out special operations, support the operation of critical energy and telecommunications facilities, healthcare facilities and even the sowing season, and also return de-occupied territories to life.
Another batch of Starlink satellite Internet stations has been delivered to Ukraine, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov said.
“Another batch of Starlink is in Ukraine. The future is in technology. Technologies today help Ukrainians, help the new good to defeat the old evil. The future belongs to Ukraine! Thank you Elon (SpaceX co-founder Elon Musk – IF)! Thank you Poland!” Fedorov said in his Telegram channel.
As reported, Musk refused to block Russian news agencies on the StarLink network.
The first batch of Starlink satellite Internet stations arrived in Ukraine on March 1, 2022, the second on March 10.
Starlink became active on the territory of Ukraine on February 27, 2022.
