Amazon wants to offer internet worldwide via 3236 satellites

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Amazon is working on Project Kuiper, the goal of which is to put 3,236 satellites into low Earth orbit to provide broadband internet to “tens of millions of people” worldwide.

That Amazon is working on the project was discovered by GeekWire through an International Telecommunications Union filing with the Federal Communications Commission on behalf of Kuiper Systems LLC. Amazon confirmed to the site that it is behind Kuiper Systems. The ITU decides on corporate telecommunications services.

The intention is that Amazon brings 3236 satellites in low earth orbit. Of these, 784 satellites will be located at an altitude of 590 kilometers, 1296 satellites at 610 kilometers and 1156 satellites at 630 kilometers. The satellite constellation should thus cover places on Earth between latitude 56 degrees north and latitude 56 degrees south.

Amazon reports that it is a long-term project that aims to bring broadband internet to tens of millions of people who do not yet have access to high-speed internet: “Project Kuiper is a new initiative to launch a constellation of low earth orbit satellites that will provide low latency broadband connectivity. and brings high speeds to communities on Earth that are currently underserved or underserved.”

With the initiative, Amazon joins a row of companies and organizations that want to provide remote areas with internet. OneWeb, Facebook and SpaceX, among others, are working on similar initiatives, while Google wants to try it with balloons and Facebook also has a project for internet via drones.

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