SpaceX considers Georgia as a pilot country in satellite internet project
By Natalia Kochiashvili
Tuesday, August 17
SpaceX has expressed interest in Georgia's involvement in the internetization process, therefore they consider Georgia as one of the first pilot countries where SpaceX will provide satellite internet to the population. The involvement of Georgia and Georgians in their future plans was also discussed.
Elon Musk's company SpaceX, with the help of the Georgian Agency for Innovation and Technology (GITA) will start the official procedure for obtaining an Internet provider license in Georgia. GITA spreads information about it. According to the report, the company considers Georgia as a pilot country to which satellite internet is provided
"SpaceX- was interest expressed on the internet on inclusion, therefore, considered Georgia as one of the first pilot countries, where they considered the population of satellite Internet service and SpaceX- found GITA- help start the official procedure of Georgia's internet provider to get a license," states the information shared by GITA.
Irakli Nadareishvili, Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia, Avtandil Kasradze, Chairman of the Agency for Innovation and Technology, and Levan Beridze, Consul General of Georgia in San Francisco, are holding meetings in the United States. To discuss future collaborations, they met with SpaceX Senior Financial Officer Brett Johnson and Chief Financial Officer David Finley. The meeting was also attended by Bill Reichert, one of the investors of SpaceX.
SpaceX’s project Starlink is a global satellite system, which aims to provide high-speed internet to places where internet connection is unstable, expensive, or inaccessible. SpaceX believes that Starlink will be able to provide stable internet connection worldwide starting from September 2021. SpaceX’s project Starlink is a global satellite system, which aims to provide high-speed internet to places where internet connection is unstable, expensive, or inaccessible. SpaceX believes that Starlink will be able to provide stable internet connection worldwide starting from September 2021.
