Broadband internet small satellite network [www.cnbc.com]
Amazon plans satellite broadband for “tens of millions” of people [arstechnica.com]
Amazon is Planning to Launch Thousands of Satellites to Offer High-Speed Internet [www.cordcuttersnews.com]
Amazon wants to launch THOUSANDS of satellites into space in a race to provide internet access [www.dailymail.co.uk]
Breaking: Amazon plans to launch 3,236 satellites to provide global high-speed internet coverage.
— Michael Sheetz (@thesheetztweetz) April 4, 2019
Called #ProjectKuiper, the plan pits Bezos against @elonmusk's SpaceX #Starlink network and others in the herculean internet satellite race https://t.co/AC4sEB8Ejv h/t @b0yle
The race is on:https://t.co/1hE0SOIIhH
— Richard Geldreich (@richgel999) April 4, 2019
I get these emails all day every day but this was the first time I'd gotten one citing our space business coverage. This is just the beginning! #InvestingInSpacehttps://t.co/31xzFiMblO
— Michael Sheetz (@thesheetztweetz) April 4, 2019
OneWeb, Boeing, SpaceX and Canadian operator Telesat have also revealed plans for high speed internet satellite constellations. https://t.co/w0kRAVXyHZ I suspect Amazon will file for Ka band but some businesses are filing in ever higher frequency bands like V.
— Tren Griffin (@trengriffin) April 4, 2019
The cable companies had to lay all their own pipes to get TV to customers. Netflix is lucky to have so many other companies working to make Netflix service available globally! https://t.co/3PfP7QhaaL
— Ensemble Capital (@IntrinsicInv) April 4, 2019
It's 2050. Earth is hot, suffocating and largely underwater. We have the technology to colonize other planets, but we can't get off this one because low-earth orbit is full of wifi routers.
— Mark Rendle (@markrendle) April 4, 2019
It's really fast internet, though. https://t.co/72CBTWEuEp
#InternetForAll
— Christy ⓖⓞ Taylor (@christy_taylor) April 4, 2019
There are so many places in america that don't have access to high speed internet... but this will cover more than america. It will cover the whole world!
Everyone can #cutthecord
Added bonus, competition generally makes prices go down!https://t.co/Mc5TDQwbDn