Project Kuiper satellite internet is coming to Kazakhstan

Details: Vaughan O'Grady; Category: Satellite Networks; 23 September 2025; 8704 views

A new agreement announced this week between Amazon's Project Kuiper low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite broadband network and Kazakhtelecom, the largest telecommunication company in Kazakhstan, aims to bring high-speed satellite internet to communities throughout Kazakhstan.

Under the terms of the agreement, Kazakhtelecom will use Project Kuiper's LEO satellite network to extend connectivity to households and communities, businesses and schools throughout Kazakhstan.

The companies announced the agreement during an event at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, co-hosted by Amazon in partnership with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA).

Lisa Scalpone, Project Kuiper's Head of Worldwide Consumer pointed out that Kazakhtelecom was the company’s first partner in the Central Asia and Caucasus region and thanked Samruk-Kazyna, the sovereign wealth fund of Kazakhstan, for its partnership and support.

Project Kuiper is built around a constellation of thousands of satellites in low Earth orbit connected to each other by high-speed optical links that will create a mesh network in space-and linked to a global network of antennas, fibre, and internet connection points on the ground. The system will connect residential households, as well as schools, businesses, and other organisations operating in places without reliable broadband connectivity.

Amazon says it has deployed more than 100 satellites to date and is continuing to increase its production, processing, and launch rates ahead of an initial service rollout.

While this may, as Amazon says, mark a significant step in bridging the digital divide in Central Asia's largest country, it is not the only satellite option being explored by Kazakhstan.

We reported in August that Chinese LEO satellite operator Shanghai SpaceSail Technologies had tested its satellite broadband network in the Almaty region of Kazakhstan. In June meanwhile, we noted that SpaceX’s LEO satellite broadband operator Starlink is set to officially launch services in Kazakhstan later this year.