As part of a working trip to the United States, Minister of Digital Development, Innovations, and Aerospace Industry, Zhaslan Madiyev held meetings with the founder and executive representative of Hubble Network Alex Haro, as well as with representatives of Astranis, El.kz reports with reference to the press service of the MDDIAI of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
At the meetings, the prospects for cooperation in the field of space technologies and satellite communications were discussed.
"An agreement was reached with Hubble Network to launch a pilot project in the Republic of Kazakhstan to deploy IoT devices," the report says.
The use of the company's solutions will significantly expand the possibilities of using IoT devices in all regions of the country, ensuring reliable connection and data exchange. It is planned to use sensors in the oil and gas sectors, as well as for tracking freight cars.
The Kazakh delegation also got acquainted with the production facilities of Astranis.
During the meeting, the parties agreed to conduct a thorough analysis of the possibility of using the Astranis device under the "leasing" model, which allows covering the needs of Kazakhstan in organizing high-speed satellite data transmission channels, without the need to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in the production of a satellite, the Ministry of Digital Development noted.