[LINK] Amazon to offer broadband access from orbit

[Tom Worthington]

On 7/4/19 7:08 pm, Stephen Loosley wrote:

> Amazon to offer broadband access from orbit with 3,236-satellite
> ‘Project Kuiper’ constellation ...

Satellite Internet, I suggest, will remain a niche application.

There are not many places in the world where there are enough people 
with money to pay for a satellite service to mobile devices, but not a 
terrestrial wireless service.

There is a history of satellite phone ventures failing, as they could 
not find enough paying customers. Iridium launched about 66 satellites, 
but had to be rescued from bankruptcy. 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iridium_Communications

Orbcomm provide an interesting data service, for low data rate, 
non-real-time applications. As a result they need fewer satellites. 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbcomm


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