Could Ukraine see further international investment into its telecoms sector?

Elsewhere, the Italian government is in talks with SpaceX over a satellite deal, while Jeff Bezos wants to launch Amazon satellite broadband service in UK this year

Starshield is a more secure version of Starlink's satellite network

The lab will provide AI services such as chatbots

The loan will support investment into the company's network

Will combine the two into one entity as part of plans to create "telco champion"

Government claims that the Russian military has been seen near key subsea cables

Ukraine's energy infrastructure has come under heavy attack since the war began two years ago

The attack in the Krasnodar region also damaged oil depots

Will run until 2027

5G services are yet to launch in Ukraine

300TB of data allegedly destroyed

Will merge the fixed company with Lifecell

The telco reported an increase in revenue of eight percent last year

The deployment of the network will support Ukraine's infrastructure rebuild

Musk says the reports are "false"

The transaction is still awaiting regulatory approval

Transaction includes Ukrainian telco Lifecell

Services gradually returning to the telco

Paves the way for a 5G future

Will launch 4G LTE services next year

Will push Open RAN opportunities in the process

Will support rebuild and upgrades of war-torn country's network infrastructure

Satcoms a "vital layer" of Ukraine operations