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Amazon unveiled a breakthrough Kuiper satellite-internet dish antenna that s 1/3 the size of SpaceX s Starlink device
Amazon unveiled a breakthrough Kuiper satellite-internet dish antenna that s 1/3 the size of SpaceX s Starlink device
Dave MosherDec 18, 2020, 01:01 IST
Amazon is developing a compact phased-array antenna for its forthcoming Kuiper satellite-internet business. Subscribers would use the antennas to connect to the web.Amazon
Amazon on Wednesday revealed a key piece of hardware for Kuiper, its planned fleet of thousands of internet-beaming satellites.
Called a phased-array antenna, the device is the crucial component of a consumer terminal: a device that connects subscribers to the web via overflying Kuiper satellites.
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Amazon on Wednesday revealed a key piece of hardware for Kuiper, its planned fleet of thousands of internet-beaming satellites.
Called a phased-array antenna, the device is the crucial component of a consumer terminal: a device that connects subscribers to the web via overflying Kuiper satellites.
While SpaceX is years ahead of Amazon in deploying and testing its own satellite-internet fleet, called Starlink, the new antenna is nevertheless an important advancement.
The prototype Kuiper antenna is about a foot in diameter, or 34% the size of Starlink s similar antenna. This might make it cheaper to manufacture and easier to install.
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