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FCC approves Amazon’s internet-from-space Kuiper constellation of 3,236 satellites

The Verge

The Federal Communications Commission has approved Amazon’s plans for its ambitious Kuiper constellation, which entails sending 3,236 satellites into orbit to beam internet coverage down to Earth. The company must launch half of the constellation by 2026. There are few caveats to Amazon’s FCC approval.

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

GeekWire

Liftoff will mark a milestone for Project Kuiper, which aims to put more than 3,200 satellites into orbit to provide broadband internet access to millions of people around the world who are currently underserved. ET (11 a.m. PT), ULA said today in an online update.

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

GeekWire

— is on track in its multibillion-dollar effort to create a 3,236-satellite constellation that would eventually provide broadband internet access for millions of people around the globe. Today’s report suggest that Amazon’s Project Kuiper team — which is headquartered in Redmond, Wash.

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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. Deployment is scheduled to occur about 18 minutes after launch.

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Plans for launch of prototype satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper revised … again

GeekWire

ULA / Amazon) Amazon’s plans to launch the first prototype satellites for its Project Kuiper broadband internet constellation have changed for the second time in a year — and once again, rocket development snags are the reason. An artist’s conception shows an Atlas V rocket launching Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellites.

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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

billion revenue to Bahrain’s GDP by 2026, according to IDC’s Economic Impact study. Ultimately, the Recovery Plan aims to provide 20,000 citizens with government cybersecurity training by 2026. So why did AWS select Bahrain? IDC calculates that public cloud expenditure in the Gulf region is growing at less than 30% annually.

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Amazon picks the rocket that’ll launch the first Kuiper satellites — and it’s not from Blue Origin

GeekWire

United Launch Alliance says it’s struck a deal for a series of nine launches of its Atlas V rocket to send satellites into low Earth orbit for Amazon’s Project Kuiper broadband internet constellation. Bezos is also the founder of the Blue Origin space venture, which is working on an orbital-class rocket known as New Glenn. .”

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