- Published on December 20, 2023
- In AI Features
The Ultimate Satellite Internet Showdown: Kuiper vs Starlink
Amazon recently announced the completion of tests for an optical mesh network in low-Earth orbit with infrared lasers.
- By Shyam Nandan Upadhyay
When Amazon chief Andy Jassy shared a post about Project Kuiper broadband satellites on LinkedIn, it looked like SpaceX’s Starlink on steroids.
During a podcast with Lex Fridman, Jeff Bezos hesitantly said that while “SpaceX is going to be successful for sure,” there’s “room for a bunch of winners” in space, including Blue Origin and others—drawing a parallel to the internet, with numerous successful entities.
While this is in context to his space venture, Blue Origin, it also stands true for Amazon’s Kuiper—an up-and-coming rival to SpaceX's Starlink in the rapidly evolving satellite internet market. Interestingly, the 3,236 satellite constellation, which Musk had once labelled a copycat mission, is being launched on SpaceX’s back.
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Shyam Nandan Upadhyay
Shyam is a tech journalist with expertise in policy and politics, and exhibits a fervent interest in scrutinising the convergence of AI and analytics in society. In his leisure time, he indulges in anime binges and mountain hikes.
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