Veon Eyes Kazakh Satellite Service After Ukraine Starlink Deal

Veon Ltd. may expand its satellite-powered mobile services to Kazakhstan, which would be its second market after the company struck a similar deal in Ukraine with Elon Musk’s Starlink Inc.

“It’s literally impossible to use terrestrial networks to reach every single point” in Kazakhstan, the ninth-biggest country by area, Veon Chief Executive Officer Kaan Terzioglu said in an interview with Bloomberg News. Finalizing a deal will depend on cooperation with local regulators, he added.