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by valuearb 2132 days ago
“ If Kuiper succeeds, Amazon can not only offer global satellite broadband access—it can include that access as part of its Amazon Web Services (AWS), which already offers resources for cloud computing, machine learning, data analytics, and more.”

No they can’t. A handful of Kuiper subscribers in Los Angeles can saturate all of available bandwidth in LA. These satellite constellations are only going to be useful for subscribers in relatively remote and less dense areas.