VEON (VEON) announces that Kyivstar, its digital operator in Ukraine, has successfully conducted a test of satellite and terrestrial network integration using Starlink Direct to Cell technology. This is the first field test of Starlink Direct to Cell in eastern Europe. During the pilot in the Zhytomyr region, Kyivstar CEO Oleksandr Komarov and Ukraine’s Minister of Digital Transformation, Mykhailo Fedorov, exchanged messages directly via Starlink Direct to Cell satellite using regular 4G-enabled smartphones. The successful exchange confirmed the technology’s viability for Ukraine. Direct to Cell data service from Starlink, which will enable video communication via messaging apps, is still being developed and tested, and is planned to be made available to a wider audience in the future.
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