From PC World: Starlink offers some big benefits over regular home internet, but what we really need are competitors in that space. Amazon wants to be one of those competitors with Project Kuiper, a satellite internet service that’s still in the works and could be operational by 2026.
Satellite internet is a boon for people in remote areas who don’t have access to fiber optic networks and other forms of high-speed internet. It’s also comes with its own quirks and downsides, but most of those aren’t deal-breakers. The big one is whether you’re willing to hand over money to SpaceX and Elon Musk, hence the need for competitors.
Amazon is working hard on Project Kuiper. But as the official launch edges ever closer, Amazon has decided it’s finally time to give the service a proper new name.
After seven years of development, Amazon has rebranded Project Kuiper to Amazon Leo. The new name is a “a simple nod to the low Earth orbit satellite constellation that powers the network.”
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