BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, May 26. Kyrgyzstan has
launched a pilot project for satellite internet services, with the
country’s first high-altitude school connected to the Starlink
network, Trend
reports via the press service of the nation's Cabinet of
Ministers.


Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan Adylbek
Kasymaliev officially launched high-speed satellite internet
services via videoconference at a secondary school in the
high-mountain village of Enilchek in the Issyk-Kul region.


The school, which previously had no access to the global
internet network due to its remote location and lack of ground
communications infrastructure, became the first social facility in
the country connected through the Starlink satellite system.


Speaking during the ceremony, Kasymaliev said digitalization of
education and equal access to knowledge regardless of geographic
location remain priorities of state policy. As part of support
measures, the head of the Cabinet handed over five modern computers
to equip the school’s classroom.


He also instructed the Ministry of Education to promptly
integrate the Enilchek school into all state educational
information systems to ensure access to digital learning resources
and electronic databases.







"Today, access to modern technologies is reaching even the most
remote corners of our mountainous republic. Connecting the school
in Enilchek is an important step. At present, only six schools in
hard-to-reach areas across the country remain without internet
access, and ensuring stable and high-quality connectivity for them
is our next priority," Kasymaliev said.


According to the Cabinet of Ministers, Kyrgyzstan officially
entered the active coverage area on the global Starlink map on May
23, 2026, following work on the technical and legal aspects of the
project.


Local company ElCat acted as the project’s partner in
Kyrgyzstan, implementing the technical infrastructure in line with
international standards.


The pilot project is being implemented under a presidential
decree on the use of non-geostationary satellite systems signed on
October 3, 2025. The government noted that SpaceX became the first
company to meet all technical and legal requirements for launching
the project in the country, while emphasizing that the initiative
remains open to other satellite internet providers that comply with
national standards.