Turkmenistan connects villages with satellite for digital services
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Turkmenistan connected the villages of Ataguýy and Bori in the Ahal region to telephone and internet networks using the “TürkmenÄlem 52°E” national satellite.
Ahaltekom specialists established the connection, giving residents access to high-speed internet, digital government services, and electronic payments. The country intends this expansion to support small businesses and information exchange in remote areas. This project forms part of Turkmenistan’s broader state digitalization strategy and effort to improve its telecommunications network.
The “TürkmenÄlem 52°E” satellite, launched in 2015 and built by Thales Alenia Space of France, operates from a geostationary orbit and uses 38 active Ku-band transponders to deliver services. Turkmenistan previously used the satellite to extend communications to settlements lacking terrestrial infrastructure, including providing access to online banking. The government sees developing banking and trade services as key benefits of improved communications infrastructure throughout the country.
