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Kuiper satellite network gets a big lift from Amazon’s CEO, but timeline is a bit hazy

GeekWire

Such a service would compete with SpaceX’s Starlink satellite network, which already has more than 2.6 Under the terms of the Federal Communications Commission’s license, half of that total would have to be deployed by mid-2026. million customers. It’s not hard to imagine synergies with Prime Video as well.

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CIOs See A Need For Data In Their Factories

The Accidental Successful CIO

After the virus fades, factories are going to need more data Image Credit: Cathy. Getting Data Into The Factory. CIOs know that making more data available will be a clear game-changer. So what kind of data are we talking about? What will CIOs have to do? How Will The World Be Changed? This will be a significant change.

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Amazon reveals a secret about its Project Kuiper satellites: They’re using laser links

GeekWire

Such a system — known as optical inter-satellite links, or OISL — passes along data more quickly and efficiently than sending signals down from satellites to ground stations, through fiber-optic cables and then back up to other satellites. “This sounds roughly comparable to the capability demonstrated by Kuiper.”

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Amazon says Project Kuiper satellites are maneuvering the way they were built to do

GeekWire

“A recent series of test firings provided critical on-orbit data to further validate our satellite design, with each test returning nominal results consistent with our design requirements,” Amazon said today in an online status report. at a rate that Amazon says will eventually ramp up to as many as four satellites per day.

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Amazon says Project Kuiper satellites ace orbital tests — including video streaming and online sale

GeekWire

Amazon Photo) Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellite network streamed its first video and facilitated its first online sale during a monthlong series of orbital tests that the company says achieved a “100% success rate.” Engineers test the Project Kuiper satellite network in McAllen, Texas.

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The digital transformation of an island nation: how Bahrain rose to lead cloud adoption in the GCC Region

CIO Business Intelligence

The country’s strategic pivot to digital transformation, being the first in the region to adopt a Cloud-First policy, attracted AWS to setup in-country data centers, further accelerating the adoption of cloud services, which is expected to contribute $1.2 billion revenue to Bahrain’s GDP by 2026, according to IDC’s Economic Impact study.

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Amazon vows to invest $10B in Kuiper satellites after getting FCC’s go-ahead

GeekWire

Under the terms of the FCC’s order, Amazon will have to launch half of its satellites by mid-2026, and the rest of them by mid-2029. Also, the beams used to send and receive data will be focused directionally, so as to minimize interference. You have to commit. Amazon will invest more than $10 billion in Project Kuiper.

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