The Jeff Bezos-backed Project Kuiper rival to Starlink is readying its KF-03 batch of 24 satellites for launch today [October 9th], subject to the usual last-minute weather and technical considerations. According to weather officials, there’s a 55 per cent chance of favourable weather conditions at the time of the launch. Officials are monitoring weather conditions […]
Amazon’s Project Kuiper plans to see its next batch of broadband satellites launched on October 8th, subject to the usual weather limitations. The launch will be handled by SpaceX on one of its Falcon 9 rockets. 24 satellites will be carried to low Earth orbit. The launch, dubbed KF-03, will use the Falcon 9’s first […]
Amazon’s broadband-by-satellite service Project Kuiper says it will have broadband coverage in five countries by March 2026. Ricky Freeman, president of Project Kuiper’s Kuiper Government Solutions division at Amazon, speaking at the Novaspace World Space Business Week event in Paris, told delegates that his firm would have more than 200 satellites in orbit by the […]
Starlink, Amazon’s Project Kuiper, Eutelsat’s OneWeb and the SES/Jio plans for their satellite direct-to-consumer schemes might have an extra hurdle. Reports from India say that the government, which has been slow in issuing the necessary permits for these services to start, might now want to ‘cap’ or limit the number of subscribers they sign up. […]
Broadband-by-satellite operator Starlink has cut the price of its service in parts of the US, reflecting that more satellites launched means more coverage and more customers. Starlink Standard Kit falls to a record low of $89 (€75.94) in parts of the US – a significant drop from its usual price ($349) and 85 per cent […]
According to the Indian government, the total number of broadband connections in the country at the end of 2024 stood at 944.96 million (cellular 903.78 million, wireline 41.19 million) and the market is growing. It is commonplace for millions of Indian consumers to own multiple handsets (one for work, for family, etc). But the market […]
JetBlue is the first operator to select Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellite broadband system. The airline is already using Viasat’s geostationary satellites to serve its passengers, and Kuiper will not be fully active until 2027. The airline says it will start to roll out Kuiper in 2027 for about a quarter of its fleet with a phased […]
The next batch of Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellites is slated for launch on September 25th from Cape Canaveral. The launch, dubbed KA-03, will be handled by United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Atlas V551 rocket depending on the usual weather and range approval permissions. “This launch continues a new chapter in the commercial launch industry as Amazon […]
A much-delayed but ultimately successful launch by SpaceX of 24 Project Kuiper satellites on August 11th takes the total of Amazon craft launched to 102. This was the fourth launch, but there’s a long way to go. This mission (KF-02) saw the satellites separated from the rocket at an altitude of 289 miles (465 kilometers) […]
NBN Co and Amazon have announced an agreement to deliver high-speed, wholesale fixed broadband to customers in parts of regional, rural and remote Australia via Project Kuiper’s low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite technology. Project Kuiper is Amazon’s satellite broadband business that will provide fast, reliable internet to customers around the world. Amazon is planning to […]