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Amazon satellites are placed atop Atlas V rocket for milestone launch on October 6

GeekWire

Project Kuiper’s two prototypes — Kuipersat 1 and 2 — are meant to test the hardware and system operations in advance of the expected production ramp-up. Amazon is readying a 172,000-square-foot facility in nearby Kirkland to start turning out production models of its satellite by the end of the year.

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

GeekWire

They’re designed to test the hardware as well as the software, ground-based facilities and procedures that will be used for the full constellation. At least half of the 3,236 satellites will have to be placed in orbit by mid-2026 to satisfy the requirements of Amazon’s license from the Federal Communications Commission.

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CIOs See A Need For Data In Their Factories

The Accidental Successful CIO

Companies can use data—produced by shop-floor scanners and other hardware tools—to more accurately measure and improve the performance of production-line machinery. CIOs will be more quickly adopting new software and hardware, with many rolling out new tech projects in a matter of months, rather than years.

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Follow the countdown to the first launch of Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellites

GeekWire

ULA Photo) The countdown is on for the first-ever launch of Amazon satellites, aimed at testing out the hardware and software for the Seattle company’s worldwide Project Kuiper broadband internet constellation. — to test the hardware on the spacecraft, as well as Amazon’s ground facilities and customer terminals.

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

GeekWire

“Per their FCC license , Kuiper has to launch about half of their constellation, or about 1,600 satellites, by the summer of 2026. . “Given that Kuiper is ramping up its mass production now to start full-scale deployment in 2024, this is a critical milestone,” Shull told GeekWire in an email.

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

GeekWire

The tests conducted over the past month served as a demonstration of those synergies as well as confirmation that Project Kuiper’s hardware, software and ground-based infrastructure are on the right track. Engineers test the Project Kuiper satellite network in McAllen, Texas. The rest would have to be launched by 2029.

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Why DRM-Protected eBooks Are the Preferred Choice for Educational Publishing Today?

Kitaboo

billion by 2026. Just like a lock on the door that protects your home, DRM ensures that only consumers who pay for a license will receive access to the content. This makes DRM a good option for educational publishers/authors to control how their data, hardware, or software is used. DRM Protects the Authenticity of the Content.

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