Amazon plans to launch satellite network services in New Zealand
Amazon has been granted permission to purchase a small piece of land in New Zealand as part of its internet project from space. Amazon's overseas investment office in Wellington announced on Thursday that Amazon will install and operate telecommunications equipment on this piece of land. The agreement was approved in July this year and involves a 500 square meter piece of land, with the location unspecified. Amazon's "Project Kuiper" aims to provide broadband internet services through a network of over 3,000 satellites in low Earth orbit, competing with Elon Musk's "Starlink" network. Amazon plans to launch the first batch of satellites by the end of 2024 and initiate customer testing in 2025, followed by commercial services later that year. The Amazon overseas investment office stated that Amazon's Kuiper New Zealand subsidiary has been established and will be responsible for local operations of the Kuiper project. The office mentioned that the installed equipment will be used to provide broadband services to New Zealand customers. In June this year, there were reports that Amazon is in discussions with South African regulatory authorities in hopes of obtaining approval to begin offering its Project Kuiper broadband services within the next two years
According to the financial news app Zhitong Finance, Amazon (AMZN.US) has been granted permission to purchase a small piece of land in New Zealand as part of its internet project from space. Amazon's overseas investment office in Wellington stated on Thursday that Amazon will install and operate telecommunications equipment on this piece of land. The agreement was approved in July this year and involves a 500 square meter piece of land, with the location unspecified.
Amazon's "Project Kuiper" aims to provide broadband internet services through a network of over 3,000 satellites in low Earth orbit, competing with Elon Musk's "Starlink" network. Amazon plans to launch the first batch of satellites by the end of 2024 and intends to start initial customer testing in 2025, followed by commercial services later that year.
The Amazon overseas investment office stated that Amazon's Kuiper New Zealand subsidiary has been established and will be responsible for local operations of the Kuiper project. The office mentioned that the installed equipment will be used to provide broadband services to customers in New Zealand.
In June this year, there were reports that Amazon is in discussions with South African regulatory authorities in hopes of obtaining approval to start offering its Project Kuiper broadband services within the next two years
