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Updated · Telecompaper EN · Jul 3Freedom Satellite Provides Free Starlink Internet to 35,000 Festivalgoers at Qymyzmuryndyq
1 articles · Updated · Telecompaper EN · Jul 3Summary
- Freedom Satellite said it delivered free Starlink internet to about 35,000 people attending Kazakhstan’s Qymyzmuryndyq festival.
- The service covered a 1,200-hectare festival site in the Kegen region, where this year’s event spread across a large rural area.
- The move tied satellite connectivity to a major traditional gathering, extending internet access to participants during the festival.
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Beyond the festival, can Starlink truly close Kazakhstan's vast rural digital divide affordably? With its digital future tied to Starlink, can Kazakhstan maintain its technological sovereignty? Is connecting remote regions worth the growing risk of space debris from thousands of satellites?