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In light of the importance of addressing the digital divide in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Sustainable Development Goals, the President of the General Assembly has convened a one-day High-level Thematic Debate on Digital Cooperation and Connectivity on 27 April 2021.
In this letter, we call on governments, industry, multilateral institutions, civil society, and international financial institutions to close the digital divide by putting people at the centre of our approach to achieving meaningful connectivity for everyone.
In order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, we need to accelerate concerted action at all levels to close the digital divide, especially the gender digital gap. The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the deep disparities in access to affordable and meaningful connectivity.
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Amazon has found rockets for its satellite broadband effort.
The United Launch Alliance will provide Atlas V rockets for nine launches, helping Amazon get its Project Kuiper off the ground.
Amazon has allocated $10 billion and 500 employees to give chase to Elon Musk s Starlink and, far behind it, Britain s OneWeb in the satellite broadband race. That mostly matches its rival SpaceX s intended investment.
Blast off: The United Launch Alliance s Atlas V rocket will take Amazon s broadband into space.
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Jeff Bezos company (soon to be handed over to its top cloud executive, Andy Jassy) plans a constellation of 3,236 satellites in low earth orbit.
Amazon has signed a launch deal with
ULA for nine Atlas V launches for its Project Kuiper satellite constellation. The Atlas V missions will launch from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The April 19 announcement did not disclose financial terms of the deal, or a timeline for the missions.
“We’re determined to make affordable broadband a reality for customers and communities around the world,” said Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and CEO. “ULA is a fantastic partner that’s successfully launched dozens of missions for commercial and government customers, and we’re grateful for their support of Kuiper.”
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