In Belarus, a Russian system presented as a Starlink analog will be launched
In Belarus, a Russian analog of the Starlink system is planned to be launched within the framework of cooperation between the Russian aerospace company "Bureau 1440" and the Belarusian national satellite operator "Belintersat", writes the Office Life publication.
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The parties signed a cooperation agreement, which is seen as the first step towards expanding international projects in the field of telecommunications. The Russian side notes that this is the beginning of entering foreign markets and developing cooperation with telecom operators of other countries.
Belintersat in Belarus emphasizes that the project should help reduce the digital divide between regions and give impetus to the development of communication in remote areas. This is also seen as a step towards import substitution and increasing technological independence in critical infrastructure.
The system developed by "Bureau 1440" is a low-Earth orbit satellite network. It is conceived as an analog of the American Starlink and is intended to provide high-speed broadband internet with global coverage. It is planned to use a constellation of hundreds of satellites that can provide high data transfer speeds — up to about 1 Gbit/s.
True, for now, this is all just in plans, as even Russia itself has not been able to fully replace Starlink with its analog after it was blocked the ability to use this system illicitly on the Ukrainian front.
Starlink itself, owned by Elon Musk's company SpaceX, does not operate in Belarus, so alternative solutions are considered an important technological direction. As early as 2024, plans were discussed to create a similar system for the needs of the Armed Forces of Belarus.
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