Amazon's Project Kuiper: Challenging Elon Musk's Starlink with Space Lasers

Amazon's satellite venture, Project Kuiper, aims to challenge Elon Musk's Starlink constellation in the race to provide global satellite internet access. The project, which has survived Amazon's cost-cutting drive, plans to sell rooftop antennas to individual users, offer cloud-computing and data-recovery services to businesses, and provide connectivity to wireless companies. Project Kuiper's goal is to connect people in remote areas and boost global commerce. Amazon's satellites, designed to be fewer in number but larger and more powerful than Starlink's, will be manufactured at a dedicated site in Washington. The company has secured partnerships with Verizon, Vodafone, and NTT, and plans to start service tests in the second half of 2023.