The upcoming satellite internet service from Amazon brings a teaser to all users, particularly with the three new terminals that would act as the satellite receiver for the company's internet service. It will be under Project Kuiper, the satellite internet service that will soon arrive to the public to deliver a strong connection direct from the low-Earth orbit.
Amazon is gearing up for its upcoming connection service that would allow people to interconnect via the world wide web, powering different devices in one's home.
Amazon Reveals Three New Terminals for its Satellite Internet
Amazon revealed three new pieces of hardware which it refers to as "customer terminals" which will be in charge of taking in the signal beamed by the satellites in orbit to deliver internet connections. This is under the company's Project Kuiper, a known venture which centers on expanding internet reach to many regions from its technology in orbit.
The need for these terminals is massive, as they are what is also known as the outdoor antenna that would receive and communicate with passing satellites overhead.
"Project Kuiper engineers hit that milestone in 2020, inventing a new antenna architecture that was smaller and lighter than traditional designs," Amazon said, explaining its low-cost development for each satellite to be below $500.
There are three models from Amazon, including:
- Residential and Small Businesses Design: 11-inch square, with 1-inch thickness, its standard terminal that can deliver up to 400 Mbps.
Amazon Blog Post - Ultra Compact Design: 7-inch square, smallest among the three, can deliver up to 100 Mbps.
Amazon Blog Post - High-bandwidth Design: 19x30 inches, can deliver speeds up to 1 Gbps.
Amazon Blog Post
Project Kuiper is Coming, But When?
Amazon said that it is gearing up to launch two prototype satellites for Project Kuiper, aboard the ULA's Vulcan Centaur rocket this early 2023. However, this does not immediately mean that its service would be up and running immediately.
Amazon's Project Kuiper
Amazon's Project Kuiper is one of the most promising services that aims to offer satellite internet capabilities, but there have been significant delays and hardships that it faces now. Initially, there were plans to launch as many as 83 satellites, securing contracts with three different companies to bring its services to orbit.
Initially, Meta, previously Facebook, had a satellite project which it also aims to join in the satellite internet race, but never took off. Several years later, Amazon acquired Meta's satellite internet company which it added to its Project Kuiper development, with the e-commerce company's services seeing further expansion with the Facebook team.
Still, there are no available services from Amazon regarding Project Kuiper, unlike that of SpaceX's Starlink, one of the top-performing satellite internet companies in the world that already has its tech up and running.
This Amazon satellite internet terminal teaser is a massive advancement and an indication that its Kuiper services are coming soon.
