BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 6. Kazakhstan plans
to connect up to 1,600 villages to the internet in 2026, Deputy
Prime Minister and Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital
Development Zhaslan Madiyev said at a government meeting in
Astana.
According to the government’s press service, Madiyev said that
370 villages have been connected to the internet so far this year,
while the total length of communication lines laid has reached
11,819 kilometers.
"Internet access has been provided to 370 villages against the
plan of 1,600 villages for the current year, with a total of 11,819
kilometers of communication lines laid. In 2027, it is planned to
provide communications coverage along 40,000 kilometers of regional
and national roads, with more than 500 antenna-mast structures to
be installed," Madiyev reported.
More than 4,000 5G base stations have also been installed in
over 20 cities.
Together with Beeline and Starlink Mobile, the Direct-to-Cell
technology has been launched, providing messaging and basic
internet access from anywhere in the country via satellite
connectivity directly to smartphones.
"Internet access has been provided to 1,500 carriages on 124
trains operating on 50 railway routes. Work is underway to connect
seven aircraft and 50 tourist locations. Half of the total 4,511
kilometers of the West-East hyperhighway has been laid," the deputy
prime minister said.
