tech
Amazon targets Musk’s Starlink with satellite constellation for mobile services
Tech giant files to launch more than 5,000 satellites to provide global consumer service
TL;DR
- Amazon is planning its own satellite constellation for mobile services.
- The constellation will consist of over 3,000 satellites in low Earth orbit.
- The goal is to offer broadband internet services to mobile devices.
- This intensifies competition with Elon Musk's Starlink.
- Amazon's initiative is known as Project Kuiper.
- The satellite internet market is becoming increasingly competitive.