The broadband internet constellation known as Project Kuiper is on its way at last, following the launch on Monday, April 28th of its first 27 satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Amazon envisions its long-anticipated $10-billion project as a direct challenge to the massive SpaceX Starlink network, which dominates the market, as well as Eutelsat OneWeb, AT&T and T-Mobile. Ultimately Project Kuiper will send 3,236 satellites into low-Earth orbit, making its global broadband service accessible to rural and underserved regions.
A mandate by the US Federal Communications Commission requires Amazon to deploy 1,618 - or half - of its satellites by the middle of next year. Analysts speculate that the company may seek an extension on that date as a result of the delays.
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