"Starlink" faces fierce competition! The UK considers approving Amazon to provide satellite broadband services

Zhitong
2024.09.05 12:47
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Ofcom, the UK's telecommunications regulatory authority, has proposed to allow Amazon's Kuiper Project to operate a satellite network competing with Starlink, providing high-speed broadband services. If approved, Amazon will provide customers with terminal antennas, offering broadband connections similar to 4G in underserved areas such as rural and post-disaster recovery areas. Amazon plans to launch the first batch of satellites by the end of 2024 and aims to provide services the following year. It has already been granted permission to invest in New Zealand