Elon Musk's SpaceX expands satellite internet service to Mongolia

"A network of fibre optic cables already provides wide-reaching access to high-speed internet across Mongolia but this technology will provide greater access to hard-to-reach areas," said Minister for Digital Development and Communications Uchral Nyam-Osor.

"Herders, farmers, businesses and miners living and working across our vast country will be able to access and use information from all over the world to improve their lives."

Formal cooperation between the Mongolian government and SpaceX was initiated in February during the 2023 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

Last month, Prime Minister L. Oyun-Erdene held a virtual meeting with Musk, chief executive of Tesla, in which they discussed possible investment and cooperation in the electric vehicle sector.

Resource-rich Mongolia has extensive deposits of rare earth minerals and copper, which are critical materials in the electric vehicle supply chain.