British OneWeb, Astana International Financial Centre sign MoU to accelerate broadband connectivity in Kazakhstan
OneWeb, the global communications company, whose goal is to connect everyone everywhere, has announced that it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC), the largest financial hub in Central Asia, to accelerate broadband connectivity in Kazakhstan.
The MoU marks the start of a partnership focused on achieving two important goals in Kazakhstan and Central Asia: providing the first low-latency satellite broadband in Kazakhstan and establishing a technical hub in the country to support OneWeb’s communication service delivery across Central Asia, the AIFC’s press service reports.
The MoU was signed by the Governor of AIFC Kairat Kelimbetov and OneWeb’s CEO Adrian Steckel during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland where they discussed how OneWeb will enhance the implementation of a key government program called «Digital Kazakhstan» and other initiatives for greater collaboration between OneWeb and Kazakhstan.
