Breaking: Amazon plans to launch 3,236 satellites to provide global high-speed internet coverage.

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

— Michael Sheetz (@thesheetztweetz) April 4, 2019

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.

It's really fast internet, though. https://t.co/72CBTWEuEp

— Mark Rendle (@markrendle) April 4, 2019

#InternetForAll

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

— Christy ⓖⓞ Taylor (@christy_taylor) April 4, 2019