SpaceX has begun to selectively offer a new terminal for its Starlink low earth orbit (LEO) satellite service. The terminal is designed for easy installation by customers. The terminal has what the company calls a “quickstand” that customers can use…
Amazon successfully launched its first two low earth orbit (LEO) satellites to support its Project Kuiper initiative on Friday. The company plans to eventually have a total of 3,238 satellites to support wireless broadband connectivity in remote rural areas. Half…
LITTLETON, Colo., July 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Boost Infinite is bringing its Infinite Unlimited wireless postpaid plan to Amazon with an exclusive offer for Prime members. Amazon Prime members who purchase the Boost Infinite Unlimited SIM kit in the Amazon U.S. store…
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…
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 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 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…
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 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…
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…
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 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…
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