Despite a news report that Amazon is in talks with wireless providers about offering a free service to Prime members, telecom financial analysts at SVB MoffettNathanson say “Don’t bet on it.” A deal with Amazon would essentially be “letting the…
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T-Mobile, AWS Team on 5G, Edge Compute – Including Private Wireless
T-Mobile’s 5G Advanced Network Solutions will offer Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) compute solutions and the companies will work together to create customizable use cases within the new Integrated Private Wireless on AWS program, the carrier says. Examples of the use…
Windstream, AWS Team Up to Enhance Remote Work Collaboration
Windstream and Amazon Web Services (AWS) are teaming up with the goal of improving security and seamlessness for remote workers who need to collaborate with one another. The companies plan to enhance security, scalability, reliability and flexibility for Windstream Enterprise’s…
Amazon Building Broadband Satellite Facility to Support Project Kuiper
Amazon will build a 172,000 square foot broadband satellite production facility in Kirkland, Washington, to support Project Kuiper. The facility will have the capacity to build as many as four satellites a day. Project Kuiper is one of several low…
Satellite Broadband Effort Project Kuiper Lines Up Prototype Launch
Amazon’s Project Kuiper is planning to launch two prototypes as it nears the full rollout of its ambitious satellite broadband service in early 2023. Project Kuiper plans to launch 3,236 low-earth orbiting (LEO) satellites to blanket the planet with connectivity….
Amazon Project Kuiper Taps Satellite Broadband Launch Partners, Pledges Low-Cost Terminals
Amazon said today that it has reached agreements with three commercial space companies to launch Amazon Project Kuiper low-earth orbit (LEO) satellites designed to deliver broadband to unserved or underserved areas. According to Amazon, the agreements with Arianespace, Blue Origin…
Boeing Poised to Join the Increasingly Crowded NGSO Satellite Market
The non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) satellite broadband provider market, a market already viewed by some as being too crowded, is poised to gain another entrant. The FCC has approved an application from The Boeing Company for a license to construct, deploy…
With Verizon Deal in Hand, Amazon Kuiper Makes Plans to Launch Two LEO Satellites
Amazon expects to launch two low-earth orbit (LEO) satellites to support Project Kuiper by year-end 2022. The company has inked a deal with ABL Space Systems to launch the satellites and has filed an experimental license application with the Federal…
Frontier Turns to Amazon eero for Home Wi-Fi Using Mesh Approach
Frontier Communications aims to improve in-home Wi-Fi coverage by using mesh technology from eero, an Amazon company. The offering will be available initially to Frontier gigabit customers. The idea of mesh networking is to improve performance characteristics by broadcasting signals…
Verizon, Amazon LEO Partnership May Accelerate 5G, Fixed Wireless for Rural Markets
Verizon plans to use low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite broadband connectivity from Amazon Project Kuiper to provide backhaul for 5G service in rural areas. Initially, the focus will be on “expanding Verizon data networks using cellular backhaul solutions from Project Kuiper,”…
Report: Amazon in Driver’s Seat for NFL Sunday Ticket Package
According to a CNBC report, Amazon is the front runner to acquire rights to the NFL Sunday Ticket package, which airs all Sunday NFL games, allowing subscribers to watch any game they want. The package has been exclusive to Directv…
Soon to Be Competitors SpaceX, Amazon Spar Over Satellite Broadband
SpaceX and Amazon are sparring over a request that SpaceX made to the FCC on August 18 involving its Starlink non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) satellite offering. Amazon says the FCC should dismiss the proposal because it is incomplete, while SpaceX accuses…
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