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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.

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

GeekWire

ULA Photo) United Launch Alliance says the first prototype satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper broadband network have been placed atop their Atlas V rocket, with launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida set for Oct. The launch window will open on that day at 2 p.m.

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

GeekWire

With optical inter-satellite links across our satellite constellation, Project Kuiper will effectively operate as a mesh network in space,” Rajeev Badyal, Project Kuiper’s vice president of technology, said today in a news release. “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

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. Project Kuiper is far behind SpaceX’s Starlink broadband satellite network , which already has more than 2 million subscribers.

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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

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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CIOs See A Need For Data In Their Factories

The Accidental Successful CIO

These benefits are expected to spur annual spending by global manufacturers on data management, analytics and other advanced capabilities to nearly $20 billion by 2026, up from roughly $5 billion this year. In this new era of social distancing, how can CIOs build the human networks that they need?

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