The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Thursday gave Internet company Amazon permission to implement the Kuiper project, which will launch 3236 satellites into orbit to create a global satellite network to provide broadband Internet access to residents of remote regions of the Earth.
Thanks to this, Amazon intends to join the race with SpaceX to become the first in the market for satellite Internet services, which promises multibillion-dollar revenues in the future.
"We conclude that the approval of the application for Kuiper will advance the public interest by allowing a system designed to increase the availability of high-speed broadband service for consumers, governments and businesses," FCC Secretary Marlene Dortch said in a statement. agency.
Amazon's filing says the company will launch a constellation of satellites into Earth orbit in five phases, with broadband service available when 578 satellites are in orbit. According to the document, the Kuiper system will use Ka-band frequencies to provide "fixed broadband services in rural and hard-to-reach areas" as well as "high-performance mobile broadband services for aircraft, ships and land vehicles."
Amazon said in a blog post that it plans to invest more than $10 billion in the Kuiper project to test and ramp up production of satellites and build the necessary infrastructure to create new jobs.
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