Amazon reveals its squared-off Project Kuiper satellite internet dishes
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Project Kuiper's most compact satellite dish weighs just one pound. | Image: Amazon Amazon has revealed a range of customer terminals that connect to its broadband satellite network, Project Kuiper. In a blog post published on Tuesday, Amazon says its designs are smaller, more affordable, and more capable" than competitors, such as the terminal offered by Elon Musk's Starlink.
The company's first device is Project Kuiper's standard" customer terminal, which Amazon initially revealed the design for in 2020. It measures less than 11 inches square and one inch thick. The terminal weighs less than five pounds - not counting its mounting bracket - and is capable of offering speeds of up to 400Mbps. Amazon says it expects to produce this terminal for less than $400.
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