Washington: Amazon.com is looking for approval from US communication regulators to deploy more than 4,500 additional satellites as part of the company’s efforts to send broadband internet to regions throughout the world that do not have high-speed services.
Amazon said earlier with plans to spend at least $ 10 billion to build 3,236 these satellites through the Kuiper Project Program.
Thursday night asked the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) for approval to disseminate a total of 7,774 satellites for the project.
On Monday, Amazon asked the FCC approval to launch and operate two prototype satellites at the end of 2022.
Amazon said in the filing of satellites “would serve households, hospitals, businesses, other institutions throughout the world, including in the geographical area of ​​the Broadband place Andal remains less.
“” Although connectivity has improved globally, only 51% of the global population, and 44% of the population of developing countries, are online, “said the company filing.
In 2020, the FCC approved the Kuiper Project plan for the Low-Earth Satellite Constellation to compete with Starlink networks built by Elon Musk Spacex.
Amazon has argued with Musk, recently accused the billionaire ignoring various rules forced by the government.
The founder of Amazon Jeff Bezos and Musk is a rival in the business of the launch of a private room.
BLUE BEZOS originated the decision of the Aeronautics and the National Space Administration to provide a $ 2.9 billion Lander Marine contract to SpaceX but a judge rejected the challenge on Thursday.
SpaceX has mobilized more than 1,700 satellites.
Earlier this week, the FCC approved the Boeing Co application to launch and operate 147 satellites to provide high-speed broadband internet access.
Boeing was first submitted with the FCC in 2017 which was seeking approval to spread the V-band constellation of most low Earth orbit satellites.
Boeing said this week “see the future of multi-orbits for satellite technology.
Because the demand for satellite communication grows, diversity will be needed across the orbital regime and frequency to meet unique customer demand.”