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Kuiper satellite network gets a big lift from Amazon’s CEO, but timeline is a bit hazy

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Such a service would compete with SpaceX’s Starlink satellite network, which already has more than 2.6 The plan calls for sending 3,232 satellites (down slightly from the originally planned 3,236) into low Earth orbit by 2029. million customers. Amazon is investing more than $10 billion to get Kuiper off the ground.

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Facebook’s satellite connectivity team switches over to Amazon’s Project Kuiper

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A schematic shows the design for the phased-array antennas to be used for Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellite broadband network. Facebook has struck a deal to have more than a dozen of its wireless internet experts move over to Amazon to work on its Project Kuiper satellite broadband network, The Information reported today.

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Amazon says Project Kuiper satellites ace orbital tests — including video streaming and online sale

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Amazon Photo) Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellite network streamed its first video and facilitated its first online sale during a monthlong series of orbital tests that the company says achieved a “100% success rate.” Engineers test the Project Kuiper satellite network in McAllen, Texas.

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Buyer’s guide: Data protection for hybrid clouds

Network World

Here are the key factors driving the need for data protection platforms in hybrid environments: Ransomware: Unlike other forms of malware designed to bring down the network, ransomware attacks specifically target data. Even worse, attackers can exfiltrate that data and sell it on the dark web.

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Amazon vows to invest $10B in Kuiper satellites after getting FCC’s go-ahead

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Project Kuiper’s satellites are to be launched in five phases, and service would begin once Amazon launched the first 578 satellites. Under the terms of the FCC’s order, Amazon will have to launch half of its satellites by mid-2026, and the rest of them by mid-2029. You have to commit. We’re off to the races.”.

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