Amazon's Project Kuiper Successfully Tests Laser Links for Super-Fast Space Internet
Amazon's Project Kuiper internet satellites will include laser links, a speed-boosting technology that connects satellites to each other. The optical inter-satellite links (OISLs) will enable data transmission through space, improving latency and speed. During tests, the Kuiper prototype satellites achieved data transfer rates of 100 Gbps over a distance of nearly 621 miles. Amazon plans to incorporate laser links in the production of its commercial Kuiper satellites, which will form a network of 3,236 satellites in low Earth orbit. The company aims to invest over $10 billion in building Kuiper.