{"id":65956,"date":"2025-07-14T22:31:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T22:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/65956\/"},"modified":"2025-07-14T22:31:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T22:31:09","slug":"amazon-plans-to-offer-satellite-internet-service-in-late-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/65956\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon Plans to Offer Satellite Internet Service in Late 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Amazon<\/a> is planning to offer internet service to areas with poor coverage globally by the end of the year, a move that could bring in billions of dollars in new revenue just from the consumer market alone, according to analysts.<\/p>\n<p>Amazon\u2019s <a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aboutamazon.com\/what-we-do\/devices-services\/project-kuiper\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Project Kuiper<\/a> launched low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites into space for the first time in <a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aboutamazon.com\/news\/innovation-at-amazon\/project-kuiper-photos-internet-satellite-first-launch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">April<\/a> and <a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aboutamazon.com\/news\/innovation-at-amazon\/project-kuiper-satellite-rocket-launch-progress-updates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">June<\/a>, with the goal of serving consumers, businesses and governments that have trouble getting coverage.<\/p>\n<p>About 2.6 billion people do not have fast broadband internet access, and assuming Amazon grabs a 30% share of the consumer market, the company could generate $7.1 billion by 2032, according to <a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/business.bofa.com\/en-us\/content\/market-strategies-insights.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">BofA Global Research<\/a> analysts in a July report shared with PYMNTS.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKuiper is a big investment initiative for Amazon that has endured despite ongoing cost-cutting,\u201d wrote BofA analyst Justin Post in the report.<\/p>\n<p>Amazon is planning to offer three tiers of <a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aboutamazon.com\/news\/innovation-at-amazon\/what-is-amazon-project-kuiper\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">broadband service<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ultra-compact satellite antenna that manages speeds of up to 100 megabits per second<\/li>\n<li>Standard antenna with speeds of up to 400 megabits per second<\/li>\n<li>Largest model with speeds of up to 1 gigabit per second<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cWe see a compelling opportunity, and potentially strong long-term margins given high startup costs,\u201d Post wrote, adding that he is projecting Amazon to spend $23 billion building out its satellite service, excluding consumer equipment costs.<\/p>\n<p>The market potential for Amazon exists even if <a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spacex.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">SpaceX<\/a>\u2019s <a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.starlink.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Starlink<\/a> satellite service already has 6 million subscribers, Post wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Amazon plans to offer an affordable satellite service by redesigning the satellite itself to lower the costs of deployment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy aren\u2019t rural areas connected? The answer is very simple,\u201d <a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/rajeev-badyal-807b3233\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Rajeev Badyal<\/a>, head of Project Kuiper, said in a <a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aboutamazon.com\/what-we-do\/devices-services\/project-kuiper\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">video<\/a> on Project Kuiper\u2019s website. \u201cIf it were cost-effective, it would have been done by now. But it isn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Deploying wired broadband \u2014 what most households in cities enjoy through cable lines buried in the ground \u2014 is more expensive in large, sparsely populated areas because it requires more physical materials like poles and cables to connect one house. In cities, the cost is spread out because it can connect more homes.<\/p>\n<p>Amazon\u2019s satellite ambitions echo earlier efforts by <a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Google<\/a> to provide global internet access. Google\u2019s <a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.x.company\/loon-draft-c3fcebc11f3f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Project Loon<\/a>, which used stratospheric balloons to beam broadband, was <a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/internet-of-things\/2021\/alphabet-pulls-plug-on-digital-ballooning-venture-loon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">discontinued<\/a> in 2021 due to difficulty in getting costs low enough to offer a feasible business model.<\/p>\n<p><strong>See also:<\/strong> <a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/connectedeconomy\/2024\/fcc-opens-digital-commerce-fast-lane-with-new-satellite-spectrum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">FCC Opens Digital Commerce Fast Lane With New Satellite Spectrum<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synergies With Amazon\u2019s Other Businesses<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Satellite broadband tends to be more expensive, slower and less reliable than wired or mobile broadband. But for many, it is the only option.<\/p>\n<p>In the United States, the <a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcc.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Federal Communications Commission<\/a> said in a <a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.fcc.gov\/public\/attachments\/DOC-401205A1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">report<\/a> last year that 45 million people cannot get broadband at 100 megabits per second download speeds for fixed and 35 megabits per second 5G for mobile service. According to internet testing company <a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ookla.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Ookla<\/a>, the median wired <a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.speedtest.net\/global-index\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">download speed<\/a> in the U.S. is 289 megabits per second.<\/p>\n<p>Post said Starlink keeps its costs down by using SpaceX, its parent company, to launch into space. The company has nearly 8,000 LEO satellites in space with plans to launch around 42,000 in the future. Like Amazon, Starlink uses low-orbit satellites \u2014 those deployed up to 2,000 kilometers above the Earth\u2019s surface.<\/p>\n<p>The FCC approved 3,200 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aboutamazon.com\/news\/company-news\/amazon-receives-fcc-approval-for-project-kuiper-satellite-constellation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">satellites<\/a> for Amazon to launch and run, Post said. Amazon launches its satellites using rockets from several companies, including its own <a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blueorigin.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Blue Origin<\/a>, SpaceX and <a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ulalaunch.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">United Launch Alliance<\/a>. To keep costs down since it cannot always use its own rockets to launch, the Amazon team has redesigned its satellites.<\/p>\n<p>Even though satellite broadband has been around for two decades, Post said, low-orbit satellite technology is one that was developed only in recent years. The older satellite systems \u2014 geostationary Earth orbit or <a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/ast-networks.com\/insights\/leo-connectivity\/leo-and-geo-satellites\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">GEO<\/a> \u2014 are placed about 36,000 kilometers above the planet and typically offer slower speeds. Providers include <a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hughesnet.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Hughesnet<\/a> and <a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.viasat.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Viasat<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Post said he sees Amazon\u2019s Project Kuiper as synergistic as well, enhancing its other businesses in the future.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Data transfer for <a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/aws.amazon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">AWS<\/a> clients: Project Kuiper will be able to offer clients private connectivity into AWS without routing data through public internet. In the future, customers will be able to move private data to their own data centers or other public clouds as well.<\/li>\n<li>AWS for the Internet of Things: Amazon may bundle LEO satellite service with its cloud services to help manage a customer\u2019s Internet of Things and related data. For example, a logistics company could better manage, direct and optimize their delivery assets \u2014 which could increasingly become automated \u2014 in real time using a satellite network.<\/li>\n<li>Amazon logistics: Amazon will be able to better manage its own logistics assets with an always-on, connected network. While mobile networks cover most of the U.S., a satellite network could offer better connectivity for on-ground and airborne assets. Amazon could connect to its future robots or drones through Project Kuiper.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Read more: <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Amazon is planning to offer internet service to areas with poor coverage globally by the end of the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":65957,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[5170,712,24924,13660,50,46773,751,158,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-65956","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-internet","8":"tag-aws","9":"tag-internet","10":"tag-iot","11":"tag-logistics","12":"tag-news","13":"tag-project-kuiper","14":"tag-pymnts-news","15":"tag-technology","16":"tag-united-states","17":"tag-unitedstates","18":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114853962288061619","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65956","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65956"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65956\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65957"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}