Amazon’s Project Kuiper Satellite Internet Is Coming to More Regions
The Amazon Kuiper’s project, its large Low Earth Orbit Satellite network (LEO), is associated with NBN Co to bring reliable Internet to rural Australia from mid-2026. This will provide large -scale fixed strip services to more than 300,000 customers.
Unlike ancient satellite systems which are 36,000 kilometers above the earth, the satellites of the Kuiper project are just a few hundred kilometers, in roughly the same range as the Starlink satellite grid. This means that the time required for data to travel between the user and the Internet is much faster, which offers you a more reactive and much better online experience.
This new service will possibly replace the two current satellites of NBN Co Geostationary Sky Mustter. The plan is that Nbn Co maintains and directs the Sky Muster satellites until the complete transition of Project Kuiper is finished, which could be around 2032. Nbn Co still decides what to do with the older satellites once the transition is completed.
It is a huge affair for people in rural, regional and remote regions of Australia, where reliable Internet has always been a challenge. With this new service, these customers will have better access to remote work, online education and all other services that come from an internet connection.
Ellie Sweeney, Director General of NBN CO, said: “The High Discompoint of Leo Satellite, provided by NBN CO and fed by the Amazon Kuiper project, will be a major jump for customers in certain parts of the regional, rural and remote deployment. and the capacity of our fixed wireless network. “”
There is a lot of competition in satellite internet space. This partnership is a huge victory for Amazon and a big loss for Starlink, which was also in the running for the NBN contract and operates in Australia since 2021.
Starlink lost in a way despite around 200,000 customers in Australia and one step ahead over five years, so the agreement with Amazon had to be fairly favorable for the country, or technology is simply advanced. The latter seems to be supported by Rajeev Badyaly, vice-president of the Amazon Kuiper project technology. He said: “We designed the Kuiper project to be the most advanced satellite system ever built.”
The Kuiper project network is made up of a constellation of more than 3,200 satellites. Until now, Amazon has successfully launched 78 satellites through three different launches, and the company plans to launch more than 80 additional rockets to complete the full network. Amazon aims to launch approximately half of its full fleet by mid-2026.
The company always tries to increase its production, treatment and launch rates, so that it can make the initial service heard. When the complete network is deployed, it can apparently reach almost any location on the planet, including the most remote parts of Australia.
Source: Amazon, NBN, the register
