Amazon’s Project Kuiper Promised to Be a Big Starlink Competitor. When Will It Be Available?

Bringing broadband to remote, rural and underserved areas is no easy or cheap feat. Fiber networks are expensive to build out, and cable internet coverage is actually decreasing. Although 5G home internet is growing in availability and popularity, its speeds and reliability are at the mercy of tower proximity and network congestion. Satellite internet has poised itself as a viable solution to rural broadband woes, but not the single-satellite, geostationary services from Hughesnet and Viasat, which have been around for years with minimal improvements. Instead: an entire constellation of high-tech, low-orbiting satellites. Starlink has shown that, in numbers -- specifically, over 7,000 -- low Earth orbit, or LEO, satellites can deliver widespread broadband availability while lowering latency, increasing speed potential and eliminating restrictive data caps of traditional satellite internet. Locating local internet providers The challenge of getting such an ambitious project off the ... Read full article.