Amazon Wins Verizon Deal: Using Kuiper Satellite Network to Provide Internet Services
According to Amazon reports, US telecommunications company Verizon jointly announced today that Verizon will use Amazon's "Project Cable" satellite network to provide broadband Internet services in rural and remote areas.
In response, Amazon CEO Andy Gacy said in a statement today: "We are proud to work together to deliver fast, reliable broadband services to customers and communities that need broadband the most."
As early as April 2019, Amazon announced that it will create a "Project Kuiper" satellite network , which will consist of 3,236 satellites, aimed at providing broadband Internet services to users around the world.
Amazon also said at the time, "This is a long-term project dedicated to providing services to the tens of millions of people who lack basic broadband Internet access. We look forward to partnering with companies that share a common vision on this initiative."
Last year, the Federal Communications Commission ( FCC ) approved the plan. Amazon said it plans to invest more than $10 billion in the Project Cyber network.
In this collaboration, Verizon will use the "Project Kuiper" satellite network as an extension of its terrestrial services to expand Verizon's 4G/LTE and 5G data networks. Currently, Amazon and Verizon teams have begun collaborating to define technical requirements to help expand fixed wireless coverage to rural and remote communities across the United States.
As for future application cases, the two companies said they would consider offering "common connectivity solutions" to industries such as agriculture, energy, manufacturing, education, emergency response, and transportation.
In the satellite Internet market , SpaceX 's "Starlink" network is one of the first in this market. Launched SpaceX so far 1740 satellite, and participated more than 100,000 users in 14 countries and regions in the trial version, the price of service is US $ 99 per month.
The British company SpaceX is followed by OneWeb . Of the 648 satellites scheduled to be launched, nearly half are already operating in low Earth orbit. Other competitors include the US company AST SpaceMobile and the Canadian satellite operator Telesat.
So far, Amazon has not put any "Project Kuiper" satellites into orbit. But earlier this year, Amazon signed an agreement with the United Launch Alliance for nine launches. According to the FCC's mandate, Amazon must deploy half of its planned satellites within six years. This means that Amazon should put about 1,600 satellites into orbit by July 2026
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