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VEON’s Kyivstar Delivers First Messages via Starlink in Direct to Cell Satellite Connectivity Test in Ukraine
Globenewswire· 2025-08-12 13:00
Dubai and Kyiv, August 12, 2025 – VEON Ltd. (Nasdaq: VEON), a global digital operator, today 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 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 message ...