Project Kuiper, satellite constellation, Amazon.com, Inc., Seattle, Washington, USA

The aerospace industry has been trying to do this for the past 25 years (Orbcomm, Iridium, etc). With the advent of inexpensive small satellites it's getting more possible. I don't understand their business model however, because fiber land line connections are way less expensive and way more reliable.

Many cities in developed nations already have gigabit fiber and the number is growing rapidly. Perhaps what they are banking on is bringing high speed internet to third world countries but land line connectivity is growing rapidly there as well. Most of even the poorest third world countries now have cellular service as well.
 
Article "Elon Musk blasts Jeff Bezos’ Amazon, alleging effort to ‘hamstring’ SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet"

by Michael Sheetz
January 26, 2021

Starlink, satellite constellation, SpaceX, Hawthorne, California, USA
 

Project Kuiper: fast, affordable broadband for unserved & underserved communities

Dec 16, 2021

Amazon’s Project Kuiper is an initiative to increase global broadband access through a constellation of satellites in low Earth orbit. In this video, residents and small business owners in Cle Elum, Washington share how their community is affected by limited broadband access, and Project Kuiper team members share more about their mission is to deliver fast, affordable broadband to unserved and underserved communities around the world.
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Atlas V launches Project Kuiper Protoflight

Oct 6, 2023

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 501 launch vehicle launched the Protoflight mission for Amazon’s Project Kuiper, from Space Launch Complex 41 (SLC-41) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on 6 October 2023, at 18:06 UTC (14:06 EDT). According to ULA, the Protoflight mission will deliver two prototype satellites into low Earth orbit (LEO) for Project Kuiper.
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