The Government of Rwanda partnered with Tony Blair Institute for Global Change to pilot Starlink internet in 40 health centers across the country, the Ministry of ICT and Innovation announced on June 26.
"This initiative supports Rwanda 's ongoing efforts to enhance internet access and digital infrastructure for Rwanda 's burgeoning health sector," the ministry stated.to pilot Starlink internet in 40 health centers across the country. This initiative supports Rwanda 's ongoing efforts to enhance internet access and digital infrastructure for Rwanda 's burgeoning heath sector.
He pointed out that Starlink internet offers an alternative consisting of good and fast connectivity, adding that such was also the case for schools in remote areas of Rwanda that were already connected to such internet. The programme is aimed at connecting all primary and secondary schools in the country to high-speed internet by the end of 2024. It was expected that the programme would start with a pilot phase connecting 500 schools through Starlink, according to information from MINICT.
Rwanda has 95 per cent 4G coverage and a broadband fiber backbone in all major cities, but due to the country's geography, some of its areas are hard to reach affordable cost and good reliability, using these technologies.
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