Amazon partners with three firms to launch its satellite internet constellation
2 years, 9 months ago

Amazon partners with three firms to launch its satellite internet constellation

The Hindu  

Amazon has announced agreements with three companies – Arianespace, Blue Origin, and United Launch Alliance, to deploy the majority of its Project Kuiper satellites that aim to provide high-speed, low-latency broadband to a wide range of customers across the globe. The announcement brings Amazon’s satellite internet constellation one step closer to reality, as its rival Elon Musk-owned SpaceX continues to launch more Starlink satellites, having launched about 2300 satellites already, and expanding Starlink’s presence with about 2.5 lakh subscribers globally. Besides, Project Kuiper plans to launch two prototype missions later this year on ABL Space Systems’ RS1 rocket. Amazon’s Project Kuiper was approved by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission in July 2020, with a constellation of 3,236 satellites in the low Earth orbit.

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Amazon reveals UK satellite internet plan
2 days, 16 hours ago

Amazon reveals UK satellite internet plan

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Amazon has revealed plans to provide high-speed broadband and mobile phone signal through …

Musk Vs Bezos: Amazon takes on Starlink, launches Project Kuiper to beam high-speed internet to Earth
1 year, 3 months ago

Musk Vs Bezos: Amazon takes on Starlink, launches Project Kuiper to beam high-speed internet to Earth

Firstpost  

Amazon has launched Project Kuiper and will take on Elon Musk’s Starlink, to beam high-speed internet to Earth. Project Kuiper is Amazon ambitious plan to create an extensive satellite network capable of providing global internet coverage, just like starlink Amazon’s founder, Jeff Bezos, has successfully launched the first two satellites for Project Kuiper, the e-commerce giant’s ambitious endeavour to create …

Elon Musk congratulates Jeff Bezos on Satellite internet launch success
1 year, 3 months ago

Elon Musk congratulates Jeff Bezos on Satellite internet launch success

India TV News  

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk extended his well wishes to Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s founder and CEO Andy Jassy after Amazon's successful launch of its first two prototype Kuiper satellites for providing affordable internet services from space. Amazon's Project Kuiper, a low Earth orbit satellite broadband initiative, aims to deploy over 3,200 satellites in LEO to compete with Musk's Starlink, …

Amazon launches two satellites to compete with Musk’s Starlink
1 year, 3 months ago

Amazon launches two satellites to compete with Musk’s Starlink

Live Mint  

With an aim to deliver the internet from space and compete with Elon Musk's Starlink service, Amazon launched two satellites on Friday. Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos said that Project Kuiper will provide fast, and affordable broadband to unserved and underserved communities around the world with a constellation of more than 3,200 satellites in low Earth orbit. Rajeev Badyal, Project Kuiper's …

Amazon takes on Starlink with Project Kuiper's inaugural satellite launch
1 year, 3 months ago

Amazon takes on Starlink with Project Kuiper's inaugural satellite launch

India TV News  

Amazon is set to launch its initial two prototype satellites, KuiperSat-1 and KuiperSat-2, on its "Protoflight" mission as part of Project Kuiper, the company's low Earth orbit satellite broadband venture aimed at competing with Elon Musk's Starlink. To rival Elon Musk's Starlink, which already has over 4,000 satellites in orbit for delivering affordable Internet, Amazon envisions deploying a constellation of …

Amazon shareholder sues board, Bezos over Blue Origin launch contracts
1 year, 4 months ago

Amazon shareholder sues board, Bezos over Blue Origin launch contracts

The Hindu  

An Amazon shareholder has filed a lawsuit against founder Jeff Bezos and the Amazon board alleging directors failed to fully vet a decision to award launch contracts for the company's Project Kuiper satellite project to Blue Origin, Bezos's space company. The lawsuit filed by Cleveland Bakers and Teamsters Pension Fund earlier this week claims that the Amazon board awarded contracts …

SpaceX Starlink Has New Competition as Amazon May Launch Satellite Internet in India
3 years, 7 months ago

SpaceX Starlink Has New Competition as Amazon May Launch Satellite Internet in India

News 18  

Amazon is reported to begin steps for bringing high-speed satellite internet services to India soon, people familiar with the matter were quoted in an Economic Times report as saying. Amazon will soon approach the government to discuss the modalities, authorisations, permits, landing rights, and satellite bandwidth leasing costs, the ET report cited sources as saying. The sources told ET that …

Amazon picks launch partner to deploy Project Kuiper satellites
3 years, 8 months ago

Amazon picks launch partner to deploy Project Kuiper satellites

The Hindu  

Amazon said on Monday that it has secured an agreement with space launch firm, United Launch Alliance, to support the deployment of its Project Kuiper satellites. As Amazon’s first launch partner, ULA’s nine Atlas V launch vehicles will help deploy some of Amazon’s broadband satellites to low Earth orbit. The company plans to use “multiple launch vehicles and launch partners” …

Amazon's Project Kuiper customer terminal delivers speeds up to 400 Mbps
4 years ago

Amazon's Project Kuiper customer terminal delivers speeds up to 400 Mbps

The Hindu  

Amazon has developed a small, low-cost customer terminal for ‘Project Kuiper’, its satellite-based internet service from low Earth orbit. The tech giant said the phased array antenna is based on a new architecture capable of delivering high-speed, low-latency broadband, and will allow customers to connect to satellites passing overhead. Amazon’s phased array antenna used “tiny antenna element structures to overlay …

Amazon's Project Kuiper gets FCC approval; half of its 3,236 internet satellites to go up by 2026
4 years, 5 months ago

Amazon's Project Kuiper gets FCC approval; half of its 3,236 internet satellites to go up by 2026

Firstpost  

Project Kuiper is supposed to have gotten its names from the region of the Solar System called Kuiper belt. The US Federal Communications Commission has given Amazon unanimous approval to launch and operate a constellation of 3,236 internet-providing satellites as part of its ‘Project Kuiper’ – a codename that is said to be changed once the project begins commercial operations. …

Amazon wins FCC approval for Kuiper internet constellation
4 years, 5 months ago

Amazon wins FCC approval for Kuiper internet constellation

Daily Mail  

Amazon received approval from the Federal Communications to build a $10 billion internet constellation in low Earth orbit that would compete with Elon Musk's Starlink network. Amazon received approval from the Federal Communications to build a $10 billion internet constellation in low Earth orbit that would compete with Elon Musk's Starlink network Amazon first announced plans for the Kuiper System …

Amazon takes on SpaceX to build satellite broadband service
4 years, 5 months ago

Amazon takes on SpaceX to build satellite broadband service

The Hindu  

Amazon said it has received approval to build low earth orbit satellites to provide high-speed and low latency broadband service to under-served regions. The US Federal Communication Commission approved Amazon’s Project Kuiper in a 5-0 vote, allowing the technology company to deploy and operate a constellation of 3,236 inter-connected satellites to provide internet. The technology company said it will provide …

Project Kuiper: Amazon's plans for a 3,236-satellite network for high-speed internet
5 years, 9 months ago

Project Kuiper: Amazon's plans for a 3,236-satellite network for high-speed internet

Firstpost  

Amazon, too, will join many other big & small names in the race to provide global access to internet. A spokesperson from Amazon confirmed that the initiative exists in an email statement to GeekWire, calling it a “long-term project aiming to serve tens of millions of people that lack basic Internet connectivity.” What is Project Kuiper? The name won’t stick …

Amazon plans to launch 3,236 satellites to provide broadband access around the world
5 years, 9 months ago

Amazon plans to launch 3,236 satellites to provide broadband access around the world

India Today  

Amazon is joining the space-race to provide internet accross the globe. The Seattle-headquartered tech company is planning to launch a network of 3,236 satellites in the lower Earth orbit in an ambitious attempt to provide broadband access to people around the globe. According to a GeekWire report, last month, Kuiper Systems LLC made three sets of filings with the International …

Amazon plans to launch over 3,000 satellites to offer broadband internet
5 years, 9 months ago

Amazon plans to launch over 3,000 satellites to offer broadband internet

Live Mint  

Bengaluru: Amazon.com Inc on Thursday confirmed its plan to build a network of over 3,000 satellites through "Project Kuiper" to provide high speed internet. The project will launch a constellation of low-Earth orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to people globally who lack basic access to broadband internet, the company said. Amazon's satellite project faces stiff competition …

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