Passengers flying with Kazakh airlines will gain access to the internet on board aircraft, Kazakhstan’s Minister of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry, Zhaslan Madiyev, announced at an extended government session.
He said that the country’s communications infrastructure is being actively developed, with several projects set to be implemented in the near future, expanding internet coverage beyond the ground and into the air.
Madiyev emphasized that 1,900 villages will receive fiber-optic connectivity, with 90% of them expected to have access by next year. He also said that national-level highways will be equipped with communications infrastructure. The minister added that, as of December last year, all checkpoints had been provided with internet access. Internet connectivity would also be introduced on all major passenger railway routes operated by the national railway company, and for the first time, citizens would be able to use the internet on board domestic airline flights.
Previously, Kursiv.media reported that Kazakhstan is accelerating the development of satellite internet and preparing for the entry of new operators.
