Starlink is designed to provide high-speed, low-latency broadband internet across the globe using a constellation of satellites. It is ideally suited for areas where connectivity has been unreliable or completely unavailable.
A USAID spokesperson told FOX Business that the procurement and delivery of the terminals was made possible by a wide range of stakeholders, whose combined contributions valued at over $15 million. USAID directly procured 1,333 of the terminals and provided on-the-ground logistical support to facilitate their safe delivery. Meanwhile, SpaceX provided the other 3,667 terminals and the satellite internet service itself.
"The Starlink satellite terminals will enable unlimited, unthrottled data connectivity from anywhere in Ukraine," the agency said in a statement. "The terminals will allow public officials and critical citizen service providers to continue to communicate within Ukraine and with the outside world, even if Putin’s brutal aggression severs Ukraine’s fiber optic or cellular communication infrastructure connections."Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine began on Feb.
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