The Government From Brazil Analyzing a contract with an American businessman Elon Musk Thanks to the satellite system to bring the Internet to remote areas of the Amazon StarlinkOfficial sources reported on Tuesday.

This project was analyzed Austin Minister of Communications Brazil, Fabio Faria, Y. Musk, Founder SpaceX, Tesla and the Starlink system, a set of thousands of low-orbit satellites offered by broadband Internet.

“Our goal is to deliver Internet To rural areas and remote areas, ”said Faria from the Ministry of Communications, referring to her meeting with the Magnet on Monday.

“We are eager to be able to Provide connectivity At least to those who are connected, ”Musk said in a statement.

According to a senior official Brazilian, The same system would allow the use of technology to monitor illegal logging and fires on the Amazon.

Direction Starlink Allows access to the network through small antennas that are easy to install wherever normal Internet providers do not reach. Equipment in the United States costs about $ 500 and a monthly fee of $ 99.

The steps are known days later Government of Brazil Four radio frequency telephony bands will be tendered on November 4 and 5 5G With investment commitments worth approximately $ 8.5 billion.

With information from EFE