Many big technology companies across the world hold an interest in providing global internet access that serves more and more people. Facebook is performing experiments with new connectivity drones while Google is utilizing balloons.
Well now, joining this race is a new entrant Amazon that aims to go a bit further and introduce its very own broadband internet service. The company is now planning to unveil a network of 3,236 satellites which would offer high-speed, low latency broadband connectivity.
As per the filings made by Amazon with the International Telecommunication Union last month, it has named its move as Project Kuiper.
The main objective was to get basic broadband internet access to the underserved and unserved parts across the world which lack it currently, said Amazon in a statement. Moreover, the firm also looks forward to collaborating on this new initiative with other companies which share the same vision.
Amazon has said that the satellites would be posted at 3 varied altitudes in Low Earth Orbit. There will be 784, 1,296 and 1,156 satellites posted at 367, 379 and 391 miles respectively. The satellites will conceivably cover about 95 percent of the total population in the world.
It is not known whether these satellites will be developed by Amazon itself, but one can make a guess on how they will reach the Low Earth Orbit.
